Tag: Social Security Disability

As Tampa Bay’s trusted personal injury attorneys, we are accustomed to helping victims through the aftermath of accidents. What happens though if you’re left with a permanent disability after an accident? Does this affect your settlement? What should you do? Our team is here to answer your questions and give you peace of mind as ...

Our Spring 2021 Scholarship essay prompt asked students to write about their thoughts on the student debt crisis, how it’s impacted their college plans, and what they would do to solve it. Hailey McTee is our first place winner, and she will receive a $1,000 scholarship for college. You can read her winning essay below. ...

ALJ Disability Hearings When Social Security Disability benefits are denied, it can be a terrible blow. You are disabled. You simply cannot work. But the bills don’t stop and the need for health insurance does not end. If you have dependents, the situation can be especially hard. If you have been denied the benefits you ...

If your Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits claim has been denied through all of the available administrative appeals, you can appeal your claim to the Federal Court. Have you been denied benefits? If there is any possible way to win your case, we’ll work hard to find it. 1-888-WE-MEAN-IT (888-936-3264) What will the federal district ...

Have you been denied benefits? If there is any possible way to win your case, we’ll work hard to find it. Even in the best of circumstances, the Social Security Disability claim process takes a long time. For the disabled person who cannot work, has bills to pay, and has no other source of income, ...

Qualify For SSD Benefits The Social Security Administration (SSA) has created listings of impairments in 14 areas of disability. The SSA impairment listing is quite detailed and is one way the SSA determines disability claims for Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). If a claimant’s disability meets or equals a listed impairment ...

At the center of every Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claim or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claim are the claimant’s records. Those records will show your medical condition and the extent of your disability. Your records, combined with your work experience and education, are essential in helping the Social Security Administration understand the severity of ...

Having trouble figuring out your SSD Function Report? That’s what Brooks Law Group is here for! This post is Part 2 in a series on filling out the Function Report. You can find our first post here for more tips. You might have heard the Function Report called an Activities of Daily Living (ADL) questionnaire. ...

When you apply for Social Security Disability, you must fill out an SSD Function Report. This report is called form SSA-3373, and you can find a copy here. Social Security attorneys and medical professionals refer to this as an ADL questionnaire (Activities of Daily Living). This is one of the most important parts of your ...

5 Social Security Disability Medical Tips You Need To Know 1. Choose the right doctor / doctors: specialists are important. Looking for a good doctor can be difficult depending on where you live and what type of medical insurance you have. Your Social Security Disability claim will be primarily based on your medical treatment and ...

1. My doctor told me I have to wait a year before I can apply for Social Security Disability. BUSTED: You can, and should apply for Social Security Disability as soon as you become sick or injured. In order to be eligible to receive Social Security Disability benefits you must have a disability that is ...

Patients who have experienced a trauma in their life resulting from an accident, injury, sexual abuse or rape, death, experienced a natural disaster, military trauma, incarceration or have had a serious medical experience such as a heart attack and may be suffering from Post Trauma Stress Disorder (PTSD) may be eligible for Social Security Disability ...

If you cannot work because of a medical condition and think you deserve social security disability benefits, don’t be intimidated by the application process. Just take it step-by-step. In the “initial application” phase, you will: Fill out and submit application forms; Submit all documentation that supports your application; and Attend a disability application interview. When ...

As Social Security Disability Attorneys, it is our job to help our clients win their Social Security Disability cases. Social Security Disabilty cases are medically driven. In simple language this means that in order to win a Security Disability case you must have medical records documenting the nature and extent of your disability. These records ...