In a recent blog entry, our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance Lawyers mentioned the release of the DSM-5, which is the latest version of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It was a controversial document before, made even more so by a number of changes…
In most cases, diagnosis of mental disorders are the result of highly-educated guesses. It’s for this reason that our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance attorneys know that it can be so tough to get an approval for federal benefits on the basis of one of these conditions. Disorders like depression…
While a number of administrative disability law judges have filed suit alleging they have been forced to decide disability cases in favor of claimants, another suit, alleging the exact opposite, is poised to be settled. Our Boston Social Security Disability attorneys understand that a federal judge has granted preliminary approval…
There is no question that federal disability insurance is an important financial safety net to millions of Americans who, unable to work, would otherwise become destitute. Still, our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance claims lawyers know that often, these benefits alone are barely enough for recipients to subsist. What’s more,…
If you are attempting to claim Social Security Disability Insurance benefits and are also collecting unemployment, you may have a tough time being approved for the former – which is why our Boston SSDI lawyers don’t advise it. That has been the case for some time. But now, the law…
“But you look so good!” Normally, this might be a compliment. To someone with fibromyalgia, it feels like an attempt to discredit the very real pain and debilitation of an illness that is all but invisible to the outside world. Our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance attorneys know that for…
In towing the line under the Budget Control Act, the U.S. government has been feverishly battling over what programs or individuals will most suffer with the $85 million in mandated cuts on the table. Our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance lawyers understand that the Budget Control Act, which went into…
DART Therapeutics Inc., a Massachusetts-based medical testing firm, is currently conducting research on a drug to be used for muscular dystrophy patients. The drug, called DT-200, may be able to significantly increase both muscle size and strength for individuals suffering from muscular dystrophy. Our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance attorneys…
A Social Security Disability Insurance field office located in Greenfield, just outside of Boston, was one of 19 shuttered last year, according to the Social Security Administration. Our Boston SSDI lawyers understand the agency has been aggressively seeking ways to pare down expenses and balance budgets over the last several…
A recent series of stories aired on NPR’sThis American Life and Planet Money has certainly generated a great deal of conversation. However, our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance lawyers are disappointed to say that much of what the series did was continue to perpetuate misconceptions and stereotypes about this vital…