table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Cambria”,”serif”; } As previously explained in other posts, there is a five step sequential evaluation process that every Social Security Disability claims goes through. At steps four and five there is a question about whether or not you can return to the lightest job you’ve held in the fifteen years […]

table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Cambria”,”serif”; } What a great question, the Social Security Disability Insurance program is just that, an insurance program that you pay for as a result of the deductions from your paycheck. If you are disabled and unable to work we believe that you should apply for Social Security Disability benefits

Absolutely! If you get Social Security Disability benefits, other family members qualify for benefits including: 1.      Children under 19 who have not finished high school. 2.      Your spouse who is caring for a child under the age of 16. 3.      Your spouse over age 62. At Law Office of Nancy L. Cavey, we help you

In the Tampa Bay Area the delay in getting Social Security Disability benefits is over 24 months. No matter what your personal situation is, Nancy L. Cavey, Social Security Disability attorney urges you to apply for Social Security Disability benefits immediately. Did you know that Social Security will pay benefits retroactively for twelve months before

Disability insurance policies normally pay a percentage of your salary, I say “normally.” Most disability insurance policies begin the calculation of benefits based on what is called based monthly earnings or BME. This is always an issue in physician disability policies; you may be paid on a bonus basis, partnership earnings, consulting income, the sale

One of the most common medical complaints is a headache. Did you know that there are different types of headaches and different causes? If you suffer from a chronic and debilitating headache, like a migraine, you may entitled to Social Security Disability benefits. If you have any questions about your rights to Social Security Disability

Most people don’t know what facet syndrome is, but those that do know that it is a painful condition of the back due to an irritation of the facet joints. If you press either side of your spinal cord you will feel small joints in your back that connect the vertebrae above and below, the

Did you know that if you are wounded on active duty and are applying for Social Security Disability benefits there is a website at www.socialsecurity.gov/woundedwarriors that provides fact sheets for disability claims for wounded warriors and how your Social Security Disability application can be expedited. There are also helpful links at Veterans Affairs websites. People

If you choose to go it alone and don’t have an attorney represent you at the Social Security hearing you will simply have no clue about the Social Security Disability process, the reasons that your claim was denied in the past, the importance of obtaining and submitting updated medical records to the judge, and developing