Diabetes is a serious metabolic disease that makes the body unable to produce enough insulin, resulting in heightened glucose levels in the blood. Diabetes can often be treated with a combination of diet, exercise, and medication. However, in some severe cases, and especially cases in older sufferers, the disease cannot…
When most people think of Social Security Disability, they may think of physical injuries, rendering a person incapable of performing the physical demands of a job. However, disability payments are also available to those suffering from mental health issues as well as physical handicaps. For example, applicants with depression can…
Arthritis is a common and debilitating disease that affects the joints of our body. Sufferers of arthritis often have difficulty completing many physical tasks, such as sitting, lifting, walking, grabbing, pushing, pulling, and even standing for extended periods of time. In many cases, arthritis becomes so severe that someone may…
Almost everyone has gotten a cold and learned how it can cause difficulties in breathing. The body makes a great amount of mucus to flush dust and germs out of the lungs. For most of us, a cold is only uncomfortable for a short time, but for those with cystic…
Social Security disability benefits are available for those people who are unable to perform the basic requirements of a job. It does not matter if you were born with a disability or the disability occured later in life. Benefits may also be available if you suffered an accident that has…
We have all heard the talk of how the Social Security program is insolvent and can not be supported at its current level as the Baby Boomers begin entering into retirement. But this oversimplifies the matter a bit. The reality is, there are two kinds of social security benefits: those…
Government bureaucracies are not often heralded for their efficiency or accuracy. The Social Security Administration is no different. This is not necessarily due to any one person or department doing something wrong; it’s more a function of the massive number of applications the Administration receives and the in-depth consideration each…
Last week, I wrote a post introducing readers to the federal government disability program, and several of the more common types of benefits available to disabled workers. This week I am going to explain the disability application process from a birds-eye view. Subsequent posts will get into more detail about…
Most have heard of the words “disability benefits.” But did you known that there are different types of benefits available, depending on the specific circumstances of the individual? This will be the first in a series of posts intended to familiarize the reader with the different types of disability benefits…
Most people know that the state and federal governments provide disability payments to those in need on a temporary or even permanent basis. It could be to a construction worker who broke both his legs after falling from scaffolding a few stories up…or perhaps to a machine worker who maimed…