Often Social Security applicants who have been denied call us asking whether it would go better for them if they had an attorney.

Employers across the country are looking to integrate their disability and leave programs with health management efforts to lower health care costs, and create a more productive workforce.

The Social Security Administration runs two separate disability benefits programs – Social Security Disability and SSI.

The Social Security Administration launched a new and improved homepage. The new look is more user-friendly. The page is open and clean. It follows the standard industry design by reducing clutter, improving navigation, and better utilizing graphics.

Whether or not you get Social Security Disability benefits can come down to what medical evidence is in your file and what that evidence says about your ability or inability to work.

In these desperate economic times, the long wait for a Social Security Disability hearing, can make the difference between eating, getting medical care, or even losing your home. With little money coming in, a lot of people wonder how to pay for rent, utilities, and groceries and wonder whether or not they should get a job.

When should I get a Social Security Disability Attorney?

There is often a gap in time from when a disabled person who is applying for Social Security loses their group health insurance and their entitlement to Medicare.

If the disability examiner or judge notes in your medical records that you are “depressed” or “anxious,” the Social Security Administration may be obligated to send you for a mental consultative examination even if you don’t claim to be depressed or anxious on your application and have never sought treatment.