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Qualifying for SSDI with a rare disease
By definition, a rare disease affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. But when you add up all the rare diseases afflicting Americans, the total comes to 25 to 30 million people in our country, or about 1 out of every 12 people. There are several thousand rare…
Lyme disease creates SSDI challenges
Many regular readers of our North Carolina law blog will recall that the Centers for Disease Control, among others, has said that the risk of contracting Lyme disease is growing in here and in other southern states. The disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by a tick bite. Symptoms can…
How does Social Security work?
Social Security (or Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) is the primary social safety net program in the United States. It provides benefits to retirees, people who are disabled and unable to work, and benefits to survivors whose primary breadwinners passed away (survivor benefits to children of deceased parents). The goal of…
Report: Medical experts often disagree on disability evaluations
If you get any two people to look at identical situations, you might well get two opinions of what happened and why. It can be difficult to get the exact same descriptions of the exact same situation. That aspect of the human condition is present even when medical experts assess…
Question for readers with disabilities: Are you ABLE-eligible?
First things first: an ABLE account is a way for people with disabilities (and their families) to save money. The income from an account is not taxed and does not decrease assistance from programs such as Social Security Disability. So are you or a loved one with a significant disability eligible…
Food is medicine
For people with type 2 diabetes and for those who are HIV-positive, food can be medicine. That is according to a new study published in the Journal of Urban Health. The study aimed to grow understanding of how nutrition impacts health. Researchers from UC San Francisco worked on the study…
How to Make a Successful Social Security Disability Claim
Social Security often compensates individuals who can no longer work as a result of a temporary or permanent disability. Disability is part of human life, and can arise from a work accident, auto accident, or any other injury. Many people spend a lot of their time building their careers and…
How You Can Receive Maximum Social Security Disability Benefits
Social Security Disability Benefits are meant for individuals who are rendered redundant due to disabilities. Those who have been making regular Social Security contributions similarly qualify. SSD benefits provide you with adequate financial support if you get disabled and unable to support your family. The Social Security Administration has a…
Busting an SSDI myth
“Mythbusters” was a popular TV show for more than a decade. Its mission was to take on urban legends, commonly held beliefs and myths, and see how they held up to scientific scrutiny. Though the show ended a 13-year run last year, the desire many have to bust myths lives…
Research shows how depression affects cancer patients
This is perhaps one of those things that doctors and laypeople alike understood before the research was done: people who are struggling with depression are going to be less responsive to chemotherapy and less tolerant of the side-effects of those drugs. While intuition and logic tell us that the statement…
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