The different types of memory disorders and how they impact you

Memory orders can take on many different forms. There are Alzheimer’s disease, hydrocephalus, dementia vascular cognitive and mild cognitive impairments. Each of them may affect a patient distinctly. Many rob an individual of their ability to remember things, others deprive someone of a way to reason and make decisions and then some leave victims…

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Does Social Security Disability cover cancer?

A cancer diagnosis can be life-altering. You may unable to work depending on the severity of your condition. If you were employed full-time leading up to your diagnosis, then the best-case scenario is that your employer has been making Social Security deductions from your paycheck all of these years. If that’s the case, then…

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Why do Social Security Disability applications get denied?

The Social Security Administration (SSA) receives countless applications for disability benefits on an annual basis. The federal agency denies at least 50% of the ones that they receive. There are varied reasons as to why these denials occur. Each application for benefits that an individual submits to the SSA is assigned to a reviewer….

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How often the Social Security Administration reviews your file

If you receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), then it’s not abnormal for you to be asked to submit for a Continuing Disability Review (CDR) on occasion. What you may not be aware of is what the Social Security Administration (SSA) is looking for when they perform this review and how often they tend…

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Your medical records will support your disability claim

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…

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