Disability benefits

Despite a doctor’s opinion that she was disabled, a woman who was denied disability benefits failed to succeed in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeal. Years after a car accident in the late 1990s, Jennifer Karr saw a neurosurgeon, Dr. Isa Canavati, who diagnosed her with several spinal disorders. Karr’s …

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a condition that can be particularly debilitating and painful, causing intense flare-ups that cause inflammation of the joints. This can make mobility difficult, if not impossible. Not surprisingly, it can affect the ability to work, regardless of your occupation. Although people with PsA can have long …

Mentally ill young mother has died of a deliberate overdose after her disability benefits cut left her destitute, trapped in high anxiety for months and haunted by suicidal thoughts, concluded investigation. Coroner Gordon Clow said Philippa Day’s long struggle with the benefit system was a “stressor” in her decision to …

Once the implementing rules are developed, a bill signed into federal law in December will eliminate the five-month waiting period required for patients with diagnosed ALS to begin receiving disability benefits, also allowing faster Medicare coverage. LumiNola / Getty Images hide caption toggle legend LumiNola / Getty Images Once the …

When COVID first arrived in the United States, Jodee Pineau-Chaisson was working as a director of social services for a nursing home near her home in Chicopee, western Massachusetts. In April and May, residents of his nursing home fell ill. “I was asked to go to the COVID units to …

Being denied disability benefits is frustrating, especially during the pandemic. Where to start How long will it take? You have 3 options for moving forward. If you are denied Social Security disability benefits, it’s important to understand that it may not be your fault. At this point, it may be …

A woman who has twice been denied disability benefits despite evidence of severe mental disabilities leading to limitations in her ability to work will have a third chance to assert her rights. In the case of Hortansia D. Lothridge v. Andrew M. Saul, 20-1269, Plaintiff Hortansia Lothridge applied for disability …

Although no one likes to think about the prospect of becoming disabled, it is important to understand disability coverage under public service pension programs as well as under the Social Security program, which is particularly interesting. for people under the FERS system, but also interesting for many under CSRS. Civil …

What GAO found The GAO reported on the use of research by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to identify and add new diseases to its list of suspected conditions for both Gulf War disease and Agent Orange. , a tactical herbicide widely used during the Vietnam era. VA has …

Arthritis is one of the main causes of disability. How Can a Person With Arthritis Claim Social Security Disability Benefits? According to Jim Allsup, the Social Security Administration uses a process called a sequential assessment to determine who will receive disability benefits. Mr. Allsup is President and CEO of Allsup …