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If I Don’t Have Full Use Of My Hands, Should I Apply For Disability?
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There are any number of conditions, some traumatic, some chronic, that prevent a person from having full use of his or her hands. Among the most common of the chronic conditions that affect use of the hands are carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), arthritis, and neuropathy. Each of these can leave a per…
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Can I Collect Unemployment While I Wait For Social Security Disability Benefits?
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Many people who leave their work because they can no longer do it apply for both Social Security disability and unemployment benefits. This seems like a logical thing to do. It can also mean the difference between paying the rent and being homeless. But, as with so much else, this proposition is …
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Can I Get Social Security Disability If I Have A Seizure Disorder?
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Of all the awful things a person can endure, epilepsy and other seizure disorders must be near the top of the list. I have had a number of cases over the years involving people with seizures
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Can I Get My Student Loans Forgiven If I Am Disabled?
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Even after Social Security has found that you are disabled, there are still things to do. One of these is to seek forgiveness of any outstanding student loans.
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What Happens To My Disability Benefits When I Reach Retirement Age?
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Social Security treats those persons getting disability benefits differently than retirees. If you are not on disability, you can take your retirement as early as age 62. There is, of course, a severe penalty for doing this. But, if you are on disability, you do not face this decision. This…
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Why Am I Getting A Smaller Disability Check Than My Neighbor?
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Even after Social Security approves them for disability benefits, people still have frustrations. One issue I see all the time comes when a client finds out that somebody else on disability is getting a larger check than she is. I got a call like that just this week. I suppose that because disab…
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How Can I Get A Statement From My Doctor That I Am Disabled?
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In determining if you are disabled under their rules, Social Security is obligated to give the greatest consideration to the opinions of your own doctors.
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Will Changing Lawyers Speed Up My Social Security Disability Claim?
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Many of my clients are very frustrated by the extraordinary delays in getting Social Security to process their claims. The most frustrated people I deal with, though, are the ones who have seen some other claimant get approved in a shorter time. I got one of those calls today from a lovely women …
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Can I Move While My Social Security Disability Application Is Pending?
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For many people who are waiting for Social Security to approve their application for disability benefits find that they need to move. Often, people will need to move in with family in another State. A number of clients have called to ask what happens if they do move. The short answer is that
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Can I Use Medical Marijuana And Get Social Security Disability Benefits?
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Many people use marijuana for medicinal purposes. In Arizona, it is legal to do so if you get your certification from the Arizona Department of Health Services. But does that mean that Social Security will acknowledge your right to use marijuana to relieve pain or help your sleep or deal with na…
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Don’t Let Your SSA Office Turn You Away When You Try To Apply
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The other day a client told me a story that was hard to believe. He went down to one of our local SSA offices to apply for disability. The worker he met with flat-out refused to take the application. The SSA worker told my client that because he was working part time, he was not…
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How A Few Days Can Mean Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars Lost Benefits
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I just got in a decision on a case. The judge found in favor of my client. But, she found that he became disabled about three weeks after he was last insured for benefits.
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Highest Rated Social Security Lawyer In Tucson
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Top Of The Charts I am proud to say that I am currently the highest-rated Social Security disability attorney in Tucson. My 5-Star rating on Google is unmatched by anyone else in town. I could not have become the highest-rated Social Security disability law firm without the support of all the …
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Things Fall Apart
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Social Security is out with some new statistics for 2015. They call this their “waterfall” chart. Nice choice of words, given that the entire disability program appears as if it is ready to go over a cliff.
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Should SSA Raise Retirement Age?
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Among the more popular ideas for “fixing” Social Security retirement is raising the so-called ‘Full Retirement Age” or FRA.
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Are You Calling A Law Firm Or A Boiler Room Operation?
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The New York Times recently ran a fascinating piece on so-called “lead generators.” These are outfits that advertise heavily online and then farm the resulting business out to often-times unscrupulous cohorts.
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What Will You Do?
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If you are as old as I am (and I hope you are not), you probably remember a series of advertisements from American Express.
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Be Aware Of Scam Aimed At Lawyers And Their Clients
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The State Bar of Arizona just sent out a warning about a scam that is going around.
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Does SSA Care About Judicial Independence?
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It is probably not too much of an exaggeration to say that the American legal system is based upon judges being fair, and honest, and above-all independent.
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One Weird Trick To Cure Back Pain
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No matter what is wrong with your back, be in bulging discs, arthritis, stenosis, spondylolisthesis, degenerative disc disease, or just a common strain, one thing seems to work best of all.
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Guess What Congress Is Wasting Money On Now?
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I read today that Social Security is conducting more fraud investigations than they have in the past.
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Gambler’s Fallacy And Social Security Disability Decisions
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Here is something to ponder: new research out of the University of Chicago indicates that the bias knows as the “Gambler’s Fallacy” influences judges’s decisions.
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Happy New Year 2016!
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As 2015 gives way to 2016, I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a very Happy New Year.
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Exertional Limitations
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When Social Security examines your claim for disability, they will consider a large number of factors.
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Speaking The Secret Language
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As with any business, Social Security disability is filled with its own language. If you don’t know all the acronyms, you might have no idea what is happening at a hearing. I have had countless hearings where the claimant won his or her case, but let the room with no idea what just happened.
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