When you apply for Social Security benefits, you likely are anxious for your claim approval to go through. You’re ready to receive your benefits and move forward. However, sometimes that doesn’t happen. In few fact, the Social Security Administration reports that...
Social Security Disability Benefits For Illness
Do disability benefits cover cancer and other chronic conditions?
Having cancer can be challenging enough. However, if you have other health conditions as well, it may be completely unmanageable. For example, if you are over 65 and have a variety of other health issues, cancer may not be your only problem. You may be dealing with...
SSDI covers a wide range of issues from back pain to anxiety
The “Listing of Medical Impairments,” or Blue Book as this is often called, is a list of impairments that qualify a claimant for Social Security Administration disability benefits. The list is extensive and covers both physical and mental disorders, some of which...
Does epilepsy qualify you to receive disability benefits?
Epilepsy is one of the more severe types of seizure disorders that you can have. While some individuals continue to work after receiving such a diagnosis, others aren't able to continue doing so because their risk for suffering an additional seizure is too...
Individuals with autoimmune disorders may qualify for disability
Autoimmune diseases are conditions in which the body's natural defense system attacks itself because it cannot tell the difference between their cells and foreign ones. There are more than 80 different types of autoimmune diseases that affect various parts of the...
Does your heart condition qualify for Social Security Disability?
There are many people in the Oklahoma City area who have a heart condition. Heart disease is the number one killer of people in the United States and those who have a serious heart condition know how important it is for them to follow doctor’s orders. Some serious...
Can you complete the SSDI claim form on your own?
You might be the kind of person who rarely asks for a hand, but because of your disability, you have to accept assistance from time to time. Now you want to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. Is this something you can tackle by yourself, or would...
Don’t allow your disability benefits application to get denied!
If you find yourself applying for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, you must be suffering from a debilitating condition that affects your ability to work. You may think that having a doctor label you as having a permanent impairment and the records on hand to...
Obtaining SSDI if you have Parkinsonism dementia complex
Because Parkinson’s disease is a neurological condition that affects motor skills, living with it can be challenging. Individuals who have Parkinsonism dementia complex, though, are often on the road to full paralysis. If you have this type of medical condition, you...
Can I get Social Security disability for mental illness?
Disabled individuals suffering from a disability related to a mental health condition may be able to receive Social Security disability (SSD) benefits to help with their expenses and needs. Because Social Security disability benefits are important for many disabled...