Although you may have heard from well-intentioned friends or acquaintances that SSDI is always denied, your benefits will equal your income, or a host of other things, the truth is more complicated. You should consult an attorney who has experience with SSDI claims...
Los Angeles California Social Security Disability Insurance Law Blog
Medical expenses can add up as you document your disability
Under the Affordable Care Act almost every American is required to have health insurance, or else face a tax penalty. Of course, there is a big difference between having health insurance and receiving healthcare - although you may not realize that by listening to some...
Pursuing Social Security Disability benefits for injury
Millions of Americans are, on a daily basis, dealing with the inability to work due to a disability. For many of these people, the disability is due to a severe illness, such as cancer or heart disease. The illness leaves them unable to work in the capacity they did...
The prevalence of mental impairments in America
Qualifying for Social Security Disability benefits for an illness can be difficult, as any of our readers who are familiar with previous posts here know. Applicants oftentimes need to put together all of the medical documentation they can muster, as well as...
A small, but important, detail about SSD benefits
If there is one thing that our Los Angeles readers know about applying for Social Security Disability benefits, it is that the process seemingly includes endless details. The initial application for benefits needs to be incredibly detailed to have the best chance for...
My claim for SSD benefits has been denied. Now what?
Many people have suffered severe injuries or illnesses that prevent them from being able to return to work for at least one year. These individuals have a very difficult time making ends meet, and often do not have the financial resources to be able to go a year...
Lack of judges still a problem for Social Security Administration
Any of our Los Angeles readers who are familiar with previous posts here know that there can be quite a few complications and challenges to overcome when applying for Social Security disability benefits. For starters, the application process can involve the need to...
Can a traumatic event lead to a disabling mental impairment?
There are whole fields of medicine that focus on the study of how people develop mental impairments. There are so many different mental impairments that it can be hard to understand them all, but the medical community's knowledge of mental impairments is increasing...
Can fibromyalgia be a disability?
With the steady progress that is constantly being made in the field of medicine, many of our Los Angeles readers might think that there isn't much more that the medical community needs to find out about many health conditions. However, this isn't the case, as there...
How long can you receive Social Security disability benefits?
Many people in Los Angeles suffer from disabilities that will never improve. They face a complete inability to work, and as a result they are left with no other option than to apply for Social Security disability benefits as a source of financial assistance. But,...

