Social Security Disability

So, you’ve filed your Request for Reconsideration, and it’s been denied. What next? Once you receive your denial letter in the mail, you should let your attorney know immediately. You have sixty days, from the date of the denial letter to file a Request for an Administrative Hearing. If for...

Social Security follows a five-step process in evaluating whether a Claimant, that is you, is disabled or not. It must be determined whether the Claimant is working or not. This is determined by asking if the Claimant is engaged in “substantial gainful activity.” “Substantial gainful activity” is a legal term...

Anyone who has ever lived with severe depression knows that it can make simple, day-to-day tasks seem nearly impossible. It is not uncommon for this difficulty to become so severe that it affects your ability to work. You may be wondering, “Is depression a disability?” or if you can’t work...

Sometimes a person may no longer be able to work. This can happen through an accident at work, a car wreck, or just your body breaking down due to time and physical punishment. When this happens an option that is available to most people would be disability through Social Security....