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Social Security Disability Attorney When applying for Social Security Disability benefits and waiting for a decision, there are many costs that can arise in the meantime. It is important to continue treating with doctors and to be compliant with all medical orders. You also may be having trouble affording the basics, like transportation. If you do not have medical insurance, or if you have lost it, affording your medications can be challenging; some prescription...

Appealing Your Social Security Denial Over two million Americans apply for disability benefits each year, but the Social Security Administration (SSA) denies the majority of claims it receives, according to the SSA’s Annual Statistical Report. If the SSA denied your application for benefits, you have the right to appeal your case. Note, however, that there is a very strict time limit on when you can initiate the appeals process. As soon as possible after...

Signs and Treatments of Crohn's Disease Crohn's Disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the intestinal tract of those affected. It occurs when the body's immune system mistakes the intestinal environment as foreign bodies and sends white blood cells to the intestines, causing swelling and discomfort. Crohn's Disease can affect portions of the intestine, with other portions remaining functional. Because Crohn's Disease can affect...

Unable to Work In order to qualify for Supplemental Security Insurance or Social Security Disability benefits, the Social Security Administration requires that applicants be disabled. There are often many questions about how Social Security defines disability. The Social Security Act defines disability as the "inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected...