Social Security Disability

Doctors in Tennessee are being contracted to review claims submitted by Tennesseans for Social Security Disability benefits, with many of them reviewing thousands of cases per year for high payouts. The doctors are hired by the State of Tennessee’s Disability Determination Services, and there are roughly 50 of these doctors who conduct the reviews throughout…

For those who have a reasonable claim to applying for and receiving Social Security Disability Benefits, you could be waiting for months and months to be able to start receiving your benefits. More than one million people in the United States are on the waiting list for Social Security Disability benefits, and with a lack…

According to Disabled World, about 10 percent of Americans suffer from medical conditions that might be considered “invisible” disabilities, and 96 percent of people who have chronic medical conditions live with a condition that is invisible. They are called invisible because they are not always obvious to the people around them, but these disabilities can…

Those who are suffering from uncontrolled diabetes, and are unable to work because of their illness, may qualify for Social Security Disability benefits. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that diabetes affects more than 25 million people in the United States, which is more than 8.3 percent of the U.S. population.…

Applying for Social Security Disability benefits is not an easy process. However, if you happen to be between the ages of 50 and 64, we have some encouraging news for you. If you qualify for SSD benefits, the process is far more streamlined for those over age 50 – and even more so if you…

Lupus is an autoimmune disease, which means that your immune system, instead of protecting your health, begins to attack healthy cells and tissues. An individual who has been diagnosed with lupus may be able to qualify for Social Security Disability depending on how significant their functional impairments might be, or due to how much the…

If you require a hearing with the Social Security Administration, there is often a backlog requiring applicants to wait for months in order to attend a live hearing with an Administrative Law Judge. However, the SSA has taken steps to utilize technology to help relieve the backlog of cases the need hearings by allowing video…

Arthritis is an informal way of referring to more than 100 types of joint diseases according to the Arthritis Foundation. More than 50 million adults and 300,000 children have some form of Arthritis or a related condition, making it the leading cause of disability in the United States. Arthritis tends to be more common in…

The state of our mental health has a significant impact on how well we can manage our lives and how well we perform on our jobs. Mental illness, just like physical illness, can become disabling and debilitating enough to keep us from working, making it near impossible to support ourselves and our loved ones. That…