Anyone who thinks that obtaining Social Security Disability Insurance benefits is a cakewalk (i.e., numerous political pundits) has obviously never had to endure the process. Even for those with clear impairment, a benefits awared can take years, and is often complicated by several denials before claimants win final approval. Our…
Millions of Americans suffer with mental illnesses, including depression, severe anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other debilitating conditions that can impact the ability to work or manage day to day tasks. In a USA Today special report, investigators show that those with the most severe disabilities…
There is definite relief associated with receiving approval of your Boston Social Security Disability Insurance claim. But that might not be the last time you need an attorney. If the Social Security Administration determines at any point that you’ve been overpaid benefits, the agency can come after you to collect…
The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program is perpetually under attack and scrutinized by many advocacy groups, legislators, and other politicians who see the program as wasteful and ineffective. According to a recent publication by the Social Security Administration, the SSDI program has an influential history in the United States.…
The Social Security Administration makes it notoriously difficult for people to secure federal disability benefits. In fact, a rigorous process is applied to almost every case, and the denial rate is over 50 percent. Now, our Social Security Disability Insurance attorneys in Massachusetts have learned that a number of upcoming…
Filing for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits in Boston is a notoriously tedious process, which is why you won’t find many people doing it out of anything but necessity. However, there are situations in which an applicant’s health is likely to deteriorate far more rapidly than the average applicant. In…
A recent report indicates that the number of adults newly diagnosed with cystic fibrosis is on the rise. Cystic fibrosis is a disease with a reputation for destroying the lungs of children. It’s an incurable genetic condition that often claims the lives of sufferers before they reach adulthood. In the…
Many a Boston Social Security Disability Insurance claim has been denied because the claimant was unable to prove disability so severe that it rendered him unable to perform even sedentary work. Of course, one must consider that for someone who worked in a very physical occupation, such as nursing or…
A 40-year-old former construction worker suffered from a host of alcohol-related ailments when he first applied for federal disability benefits in 2010. He had been employed full-time, but was unable to work due to abdominal pain resulting from cirrhosis of the liver, hepatitis C, an umblicial hernia and low platelet…
Disabled individuals often have a very difficult time finding work, despite laws requiring employers to make reasonable accommodations for those with a disability. Unfortunately, a new study now indicates that those who are disabled who are employed are paid around 10 percent less than other workers who hold similar jobs.…