Disability Secrets was started in 2003 to provide information about social security disability and SSI disability. I am a former disability examiner for social security's DDS, or disability determination services. http://www.disabilitysecre
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If someone is an ableist, they generally show signs that being disabled is not ‘normal’ and the way things ‘should be’. They f...
Common symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis can include fever, weight loss, joint swelling and pain, low energy and weakness, and inflamed, tender, swollen hands. Most people with RA also experience pain, tenderness or stiffness in the morning upon waking...
Social Security Disability Secrets Breast cancer changes with spread
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
They analysed 211 tumours which had spread to the lymph nodes in the armpit - the place where breast cancer tends to migrate first.
The second type of denial is a medical denial. Medical denial decisions are made by disability examiners at the state disability agency and are based upon an individual’s medical impairment, residual functional capacity, work history, age, and education. ...
Of course, if you are scheduled for a consultative physical examination and...You'd like your own doctor to conduct your consultative physical examination -- then it wouldn't be a bad idea to A) ask your doctor if he/she would be willing to perform the exam and B) notify the disability examiner who...
I've never cared for the idea of social security disability hearings done by video.Why do I dislike even the idea of a hearing conducted in this fashion...
When it comes to imaging studies, x-rays are the end of the line. Social Security never pays for MRIs or more advanced imaging techniques for their decisions. Note: if an individual wants to be approved for Social Security disability it's typically best to be under the care of a treating physician...
Contrary to what many mistakenly believe, Social Security disability benefits do not replace an individual’s total income, and most individuals who receive disability benefits suffer some financial hardship. ...
There is no fee for representation that may be payable to a disability attorney or to a disability representative unless the case is won (bear in mind, however, when you sign your fee contract with your representative that there are usually expenses that the representative must be reimbursed for...
Social Security Disability Secrets Brisk Walk Can Help Leave Common Cold Behind
Source: www.ajc.com
A stuffy head is no reason to avoid mild exercise, expert says
Social Security Disability Secrets The declines in fitness that accompany growing old typically speed up after the age of 45, new research shows
Source: www.ajc.com
But healthy habits can stave off the inevitable declines, research finds
Social Security Disability Secrets Older diabetics improve artery health with aerobic exercise
Source: www.emaxhealth.com
Results of a new study show that old diabetics can improve elasticity of the arteries with aerobic exercise.
Social Security evaluates cerebral palsy under the 11:00 Neurological Impairments, under subsection 11.07 Cerebral Palsy. However, the listing which is contained in the blue book used by disability examiners is not the only route to an approval...
The Social Security disability handbook "Disability Evaluation Under Social Security" (the blue book) addresses cancer under impairment listing 13.00 Neoplastic Diseases. The rest at: http://disabilityblogger.blogspot.com/2009/10/social-security-disability-benefits-for.html
