You may be at a point where your disability makes work much harder. If so, you may decide to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance. But as you begin the application process, you may realize that applying for benefits can be a full-time job in and of itself....
Social Security Disability Benefits For Injuries
Hard medical evidence can strengthen your SSDI case
The last thing you want is the Social Security Administration (SSA) rejecting your disability application. Unfortunately, rejections are often more common than approvals. According to the SSA, they deny around 64% of the disability applications they receive. There are...
I’m disabled from workplace violence. Do I qualify for SSDI?
Workplace violence is increasing, especially among workers who deal directly with the general public. Healthcare workers often experience workplace assaults. The pandemic and discontent over masking and vaccination policies have exposed other workers to violent...
Proving a disability requires evidence
It is not enough to be injured. The injured worker or individual must also prove that they are disabled if they want to qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Even if it is a life-changing injury like blindness...
Social media can impact SSDI or SSI claim’s approval
Nearly all of us use some form of social media. It helps keep up with friends and family and share what is going on in our own lives. Some people are more comfortable sharing details of our lives, and some are perhaps a little too comfortable in sharing. Regardless of...
How Do You Talk To A Doctor About Disability?
Patients tend to hold back from their doctors. No one wants to be injured, and sometimes facing the facts of an injury can be difficult, especially when that injury is life-altering. It’s important you discuss the details of your injury with your doctor to their full...
Uncertain futures bring the possibility of insolvency
The Social Security Administration experiencing a significant backlog of cases would never be considered breaking news. Prior to shuttering the offices that take care of disability insurance claims due to the coronavirus crisis, the average initial review would take...
Filing for SSD and time limits
When it comes to applying for Social Security Disability, there are many stressors and people have a lot of questions. From determining whether or not one is eligible to gathering paperwork and getting ready for a hearing, there are a lot of tasks that people take on...
The myth of the minor brain injury
This blog has previously discussed traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs. As their name implies, TBIs involve damage to the brain from an outside physical force, like a blow to the head or a violent shake. As is the case with many other medical conditions, professionals...
What if my injury was my own fault?
People make mistakes all the time. Even responsible and careful Philadelphia drivers will, from time to time, blow a red light or totally miss the fact that the traffic in front of them has come to a stop. On other occasions, a worker in one of the area's many...
