When you are preparing to apply for Social Security Disability benefits, gathering the medical records to support your claim is an important first step. You want the records to provide comprehensive information about your physical or mental impairment, showing that you cannot work for a year or longer. Records for a physical impairment You will…
The Social Security Administration has a little-known opening for benefits often described as the “worn out worker” rule. Along with the ability to meet other requirements, you may qualify if you have a work history of 35 years or more performing arduous physical labor. Arduous and unskilled work “Arduous work” means physical effort that…
If you suffer from chronic asthma or asthmatic bronchitis and have attacks despite the treatment prescribed for your condition, you may qualify to receive Social Security Disability. You will find asthma listed in the Blue Book under Respiratory System impairments. However, to become eligible for SSD, you must meet certain criteria. About asthma and bronchitis…
Lawmakers have proposed changes to the Social Security Disability (SSD) qualifying criteria process that, if passed, would strip many individuals who currently receive benefits of the funds that they rely on for their survival. The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) procedure for vetting individuals to see if they qualify to receive SSD is quite involved….
The holidays are a happy and fun time of year for many Oklahoma residents. With time off of work, individuals may choose to travel or host loved ones and friends in their homes so that they can share in meals, gifts and love. However, not everyone who is not working over the holidays does…