RMDLG - Social Security Disability (5)

Social Security Scammers Continue To Plead Guilty

by Joe Whitcomb / January 4, 2015

A while back, one of our disability blog posts mentioned a massive Social Security disability scammers case. The scheme was led and carried out primarily by members of the FDNY and NYPD. It is estimated that the scheme began in 1988 and, during its more than 25 years, defrauded the Social...

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Social Security Disability For Epilepsy

by Joe Whitcomb / January 3, 2015

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that causes unprovoked seizures. A diagnosis, according to the Mayo Clinic, requires at least two unprovoked seizures. Approximately 180,000 new cases of epilepsy are diagnosed each year, and it is estimated that 1 in 100 individuals will suffer from an...

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Disability Benefits for Same-Sex Couples

by Joe Whitcomb / January 2, 2015

At the Rocky Mountain Disability Law Group, we focus our practice on disability claims. This means we have had the opportunity to work on a vast number of disability cases and address a wide variety of unique issues. One question that comes up frequently in these cases regards the rights of...

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Social Security Disability Benefits for Mental Illness

by Joe Whitcomb / December 31, 2014

Obtaining Social Security disability benefits to treat mental illnesses is more difficult than it is for any physical ailments. This unfortunate reality is due to the nature of mental illness. Although apparent to the sufferer, a mental illness can be difficult for a third party, like a physician...

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Social Security Records and Your VA Claim

by Joe Whitcomb / December 13, 2014

Recently, a single Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) judge decided a case involving the relevance of Social Security records to veterans’ disability claims. The case does not have precedential value, as a single judge made the ruling. In other words, future judges are not bound to...

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Good News for Veterans on September 11

by Joe Whitcomb / September 27, 2014

How can September 11th bring good news for Veterans? This year, 2014, marked the 13th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a forced plane crash in a field in Pennsylvania where more American lives were tragically...

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Worker's Compensation and Decreasing Social Security Benefits

by Joe Whitcomb / September 26, 2014

As attorneys at a law firm, we work with a lot of disabled individuals and the word stress often comes to mind as we consider our client's needs. Disabilities are stressful. Tasks and activities that were once simple, like walking to get the mail or shopping for groceries, become a process often...

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Which Social Security Benefit Applies to What Disability?

by Joe Whitcomb / September 12, 2014

As a quick review, to receive Social Security disability (SSD), an applicant must show that they suffer from a severe mental or physical disability likely to result in death or last greater than 12 months that prevents the applicant from being able to engage in substantial gainful employment. As...

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Is the Social Security Disability Trust Fund in Crisis?

by Joe Whitcomb / August 12, 2014

As mentioned in earlier blog posts, Social Security disability is insurance funded by and paid to U.S. workers who are required to give up part of their paychecks to the fund. For years, politicians and news analysts have stammered on and on about the Social Security disability trust crisis, and...

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Changing Unfavorable Social Security Decisions

by Joe Whitcomb / August 7, 2014

What do you do if you've received an unfavorable Social Security decision? We have talked in prior disability law blog posts about the high likelihood that an initial claim filed with the Social Security Administration (SSA) will be denied. This is a very common occurrence and one that clients...

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SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY LAW

Social Security Scammers Continue To Plead Guilty

Social Security Disability For Epilepsy

Disability Benefits for Same-Sex Couples

Social Security Disability Benefits for Mental Illness

Social Security Records and Your VA Claim

Good News for Veterans on September 11

Worker's Compensation and Decreasing Social Security Benefits

Which Social Security Benefit Applies to What Disability?

Is the Social Security Disability Trust Fund in Crisis?

Changing Unfavorable Social Security Decisions

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