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Social Security disability benefits payments can make a significant difference to the quality of life of a disabled person and the person’s dependants. In fact, in 2022, beneficiaries can expect an increase of 5.09 percent in their benefits as a result of cost -of...
Statistically, around seventy percent of Social Security disability claims are rejected at the initial application level. Upon receipt of a denial letter, you have the option of filing an appeal of the decision. Filing a timely, effective and complete appeal is...
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. With an estimated 3 million people in the United States living with glaucoma, this is a good time to be educated about glaucoma and how to test for it. Glaucoma is an eye condition that primarily affects the optic nerve. This is...
Filing a Social Security disability benefits claim for multiple sclerosis can be challenging. One major reason for benefits claims being denied is because symptoms of MS are so often intermittent, or appear and disappear suddenly. These symptoms are called paroxysmal...
The pandemic has had a devastating impact on the weakest of Americans, including those who suffer a disability. As Social Security field offices around the country, including Georgia, continue to remain closed, thousands of disabled persons are struggling to meet...
The Biden administration’s Build Back Better bill could soon be passed, albeit with several cuts and other changes that affect Social Security disability advocates. On November 19th, the House passed the bill and sent it to the Senate for passage. A bill hopefully...
Diabetes is a disease that has several long – term health complications. A new study that focused on conversion of human stem cells into pancreatic cells promises path- breaking new approaches to diabetes treatment and care. The study focused on the conversion of...
For decades, same sex couples have found it challenging to apply for Social Security survivors’ benefits and many, in fact, simply chose not to apply because the system was stacked against them. Now, however, that changes after the Biden administration dismissed...
The U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that Puerto Rico residents are eligible for Social Security disability benefits under the Supplemental Security Income program. The Supplemental Security Income program provides for financial benefits to be paid to persons who are...
The Net pundits have been predicting a baby boom post the Covid -19 pandemic, based on the millions who sheltered in place in March and April. There’s even a name given to the supposedly mass hordes of babies that will be born post the crisis – the Coronials. Jokes...