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When you’re applying for Social Security Disability benefits based on your history of mental health concerns, you will still need to prove that your mental health makes it impossible for you to work. Your condition will need to last for at least 12 months or be...
When you go out into public, no one would think that there was anything wrong with you. You look totally healthy, and for a day or two, you might be. Then, the exhaustion and fatigue hits. You can’t get out of bed, let alone go to work. Invisible illnesses like yours...
You’ve been considering working with an attorney to appeal your Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits denial, but you want to make sure it’s worth the effort. You have already been denied your benefits once, so will it really make a difference? It certainly can....
Many medical conditions are very serious because they can lead to swift death. For individuals who have these, trying to wait on a disability application to move through the process could mean that they don’t ever get the benefits they deserve. In order to address...
Even under ideal circumstances, applying for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits can be tough. After all, you must complete a considerable amount of paperwork, visit at least one doctor and then go through a six-month waiting period before your benefits...
When you’re thinking about filing for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI), one of the smartest things you can do to help your claim succeed is to get your doctor’s support. That’s not always easy to do. Here are three tips that can help: Assume that you’re going...
In some cases, disability issues may seem to follow a pattern -- or, at least, people assume they will. It’s not hard to imagine getting older and developing a disability because of the impact of aging on the mind or the body, for instance. People know they may have...
To get Social Security Disability benefits, you need to show that you are disabled. It takes more than just making the claim yourself or providing anecdotal evidence. To provide you with benefits, the government has to know that you really are disabled in some...
One of the biggest misconceptions that people have about disability benefits is that they can get them quickly. Often, they claim to know someone else who got benefits in just a week or two. They want to do whatever that friend did to speed up the process. It just...
Do not assume that all disabilities are purely physical, such as becoming paralyzed after a workplace accident. Mental health issues and mental conditions can also constitute disabilities. For instance, someone with an anxiety disorder could have panic attacks under...