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Social Security Disabilty
Social Security Celebrates 75 Years of Public Service
Social Security is celebrating 75 years of public service. Since 1935, Social Security has touched the lives of almost every American and provided an economic lifeline for millions of people.Labels:
THE IMPORTANCE OF STAYING IN MEDICAL TREATMENT
Normally in order to win your disability claim, you have to, in part, prove you are disabled through your medical records.Labels:
Auto-immune disorders and Social Security Disability
If you feel that your immune system disorder is preventing you from working and you are seeking Social Security Disability and/or SSI benefits, please call RutterMills for a free consultation.Labels:
Social Security Benefits and Cost of Living Increase
Yes its true. There will be no Cost Of Living Increase (COLA) for 2010. COLA increases are tied to inflation and because the country is in a deep recession there has been little to no inflation.Labels:
Social Security Adds to its List of Compassionate Allowances
The Social Security Administration is adding 38 more conditions to its list of Compassionate Allowances. This is the first additions to the list since October 2008. The new conditions range from adult brain disorders to rare diseases that primarily affect children.Labels:
Social Security Disability and Neurological Conditions
If you feel that your neurological condition is preventing you from working and you are seeking Social Security Disability and/or SSI benefits, please call Rutter Mills for a free consultation.Labels:
Social Security Disability and Skin Disorders
Although skin disorders are often controllable with medication, they can cause people to be unable to work. Depending on the extent of severity, skin conditions such as Ichthyosis, Bullous Disease, Dermatitis, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, genetic photosensitivity disorders, burns, and other chronic skin infections can be disabling.
While skin disorders may be presumptively disabling depending on their severity and nature, they may also render you disabled or unemployable if they cause you to be absent from work too often or taking too many unscheduled breaks. It is important that you seek treatment for your conditions, whether it be with your primary care physician or a dermatologist.
If you feel that your skin disorder is preventing you from working and you are seeking Social Security Disability and/or SSI benefits, please call RutterMills for a free consultation. The Social Security Disability attorneys at Rutter Mills may be able to help you.
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Social Security Disability and Seizures
Although epilepsy or other seizure disorders are often controllable with medication, they can cause people to be unable to work. Disability may be established depending upon the frequency and nature of grand mal seizures (generalized tonic clonic), petit mal seizures (absence attacks), or atonic seizures (drop attacks). Other limiting impairments may include simple or complex partial seizures, cluster headaches, or other neurological conditions.
While seizures may be presumptively disabling depending on their frequency and nature, they may also render you disabled or unemployable if they cause you to be absent from work too often or taking too many unscheduled breaks. It is important that you seek treatment for your conditions, whether it be with your primary care physician, neurologist, or other seizure specialist.
If you feel that your seizure disorder is preventing you from working and you are seeking Social Security Disability and/or SSI benefits, please call RutterMills for a free consultation. We may be able to help you.
If you feel that your seizure disorder is preventing you from working and you are seeking Social Security Disability and/or SSI benefits, please call RutterMills for a free consultation. We may be able to help you.
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Heart Conditions and SSD
Although heart conditions are often controllable with treatment and medication, they can cause people to be unable to work. Disabling heart conditions may include congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, syncope, congenital heart defects, and irregular heartbeats. Uncontrollable hypertension may also cause serious limitations. These may in some cases leas to heart attacks and other serious cardiac events. It is important that you seek treatment for your conditions, whether it be with your primary care physician or cardiologist.If you feel that your heart problems are preventing you from working and you are seeking Social Security Disability and/or SSI benefits, please call Rutter Mills for a free consultation. We may be able to help you.
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Mental Health Impairments
Although mental health problems are often manageable with counseling or medication, they can cause people to be unable to work. Serious mental health conditions include depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizohrenia, personality disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, and other serious conditions. The conditions may seriously impair your mood, appetite, energy level, self-esteem, sleep, weight, and concentration. They may cause you to be irritable, angry, paranoid, have crying spells, have difficulty dealing with other people, cause feelings of guilt or worthlessness, or cause you to lose interest in hobbies or activites. It is important that you seek treatment for your conditions whether it be a psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, or other mental health or medical professional.If you feel that your mental health conditions are preventing you from working and you are seeking Social Security Disability and/or SSI benefits, please call us for a free consultation. We may be able to help you.
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Unable to Work Due to Diabetes?
Although Diabetes is often controllable and non-disabling, it can cause people to be unable to work. Diabetes can cause potentially disabling impairments, including neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, vascular problems, hypoglycemic attacks, fatigue, and other severe physical ailments. Diabetes can be disabling whether you are Type I Diabetic, Type II Diabetic, insulin-dependent, or taking pills. It is important that you seek medical treatment for these problems, whether it be with your primary physician or an endocrinologist.If you are diabetic and seeking Social Security Disability and/or SSI benefits, please call Rutter Mills for a free consultation. We may be able to help you.
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Listen to and Be Honest with Your Doctors
Winning or losing your Social Security Disability and/or SSI claim largely depends on the medical records and information provided by your doctors. Therefore, it is very important for you to see a doctor and follow any prescribed medical treatments and advice about your condition.
If you stop taking prescribed medications because of side effects without talking to your doctor, or stop your prescribed treatments without talking to your doctor, you may run the risk of decreasing your chances of winning Social Security Disability and/or SSI benefits.
Therefore, if you are seeking Social Security Disability and/or SSI benefits, please keep in mind the following when seeing your doctor:
Be Honest
Dishonesty will not help you. Do not exaggerate our symptoms or problems. However, do not downplay or underestimate your problems. The more open and honest you are with you doctors the more they may be able to help you, and the more we may be able to help you.
Follow Your Doctor's Advice
If your doctors get honest and accurate information from you, they can treat you better and give better advice.
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