WHAT IS A TBI
A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a general term for pain or disability caused by a brain strain. Head injuries can vary from hardly severe to being permanent and even fatal. In all levels of severity, …
If you suffer from a disorder related to your mental health, social security disability benefits may be available from the Social Security Administration (SSA). As with physical disabilities, those claiming Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits must be …
If you’re one of the 8.6 million American workers who are unable to work because of a physical or psychological condition, you may be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. However, the …
At some point in your life, you will probably encounter the need to file for social security. As of 2011, over 56 million people in the United States, approximately 18% of the population, were receiving some form of benefit …
According to the Social Security Administration as of December 2014, there are 166,000 residents of Rhode Island who are 65 years old or older, making up 15% of the total population. Of those residents 92.3 % receive benefits from …
Recently we dealt with an SSDI case for a Military Veteran:
A 30 year-old was discharged from the military after he developed combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is a condition where the victim has flashbacks of traumatic events, high …
The 55 year-old former military man filed his claim for Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) benefits a year after he was forced to stop working due to injuries he sustained in a fall. He was unrepresented at the Initial …
A 59 year-old man contacted us in January 2012, alleging an inability to work due to hypertensive vascular disease, ischemic heart disease, and obesity. He had filed an application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits twelve months prior and …
The backlog of disability cases before the Social Security Administration is bigger than ever, and growing. Plans to reduce the backlog have been underway since 2007 but budget cuts and a weak economy are adding to the problem. The …
