Simply put, Social Security has a five step process for determining whether you should receive Social Security Disability Insurance. Step 1: Are You Working While Applying for Social Security Disability? At the first step Social Security will consider your work activity. If you are working and make above $1,220 a month, you cannot qualify for …
Obtaining Disability Benefits for Osteoarthritis
If you have osteoarthritis but you don’t meet the criteria under any of the listings, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will look at your “residual functional capacity,” or “RFC.” Your RFC assessment is used by the SSA to determine what kind of work you are still capable of doing despite the limitations from your arthritis. …
Meeting a Listing for Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis, causes pain and stiffness in the joints for many people as they get older, but few people qualify for disability on account of arthritic pain and stiffness. Social Security has several “impairment listings” under which you may be evaluated: mainly the listings for back problems and joint problems. …
Qualifying for Benefits Under the Medical Listing for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune disorder that occurs when a person’s immune system attacks the membranes surrounding their joints, causing them to inflame. Although RA can affect anyone, it’s most common in women, people between the ages of 40-60, smokers, and those who have a family history of RA. The SSA sets forth …
When Does Anxiety Disorder Meet A Listing?
The Social Security Administration (“SSA”) maintains a listing of medical requirements for impairments. If your medical record establishes that you meet every element of the Listing for your impairment, your Social Security disability benefits will be awarded at Step 3 of the Five-Step Sequential Evaluation. Anxiety-related disorders are included in the SSA’s Listing of Impairments. …
How to Win a Social Security Claim for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Approximately 1.5 million people in the United States live with Rheumatoid Arthritis, also called RA. The intensity and severity of the disease are different for everyone. While some people may only have minor fatigue and aches, others are completely disabled. Here are four tips to get approved for Social Security Benefits for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Treat …
How to Win a Social Security Case Based On Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome that describes symptoms that are characterized by complaints of widespread pain, decreased pain threshold, non-restorative sleep, fatigue, stiffness, mood disturbances, irritable bowel syndrome, and headaches. Fibromyalgia can make it difficult, if not impossible, to do things around your home and work. Here are 8 pieces of advice to win your social …
6 Tips to Win a Social Security Disability Claim for Anxiety
Anxiety is the number 1 most common medical condition listed on Social Security disability applications. Therefore, Social Security decision makers are very reluctant to approve a disability case based on anxiety unless you have the right things in your medical records that set you apart from the crowd. Here are 6 Tips on how to …
4 Tips to Win a Social Security Disability Claim for Depression
Depression is the second most common medical condition listed on Social Security disability applications. Therefore, Social Security decision makers are very reluctant to approve depression cases unless you have the right things in your medical records that set you apart from the crowd. Here are 3 Tips on how to win your depression case. Treat …
4 Tips to Win a Social Security Disability Claim for Back Pain
The Social Security Administration (SSA) doesn’t always make it easy for those with low back pain or a lumbar spine disorder to get the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income benefits they deserve. However, Ellis & Associates has successfully represented many SSA applicants with low back pain or a lumbar spine disorder. …
4 Tips to Getting Approved for Lupus
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can damage your skin, joints and the organs inside your body. Normally, the immune system produces antibodies that protect your body from viruses, bacteria and germs. However, when you have lupus, your immune system can’t tell the difference between these foreign invaders and your body’s healthy tissue. As …
The Five Most Common Work Injuries in Massachusetts
Most people think to pursue a Workers’ Compensation claim only if they are injured during a “dangerous job” such as construction and logging, but no occupation is immune. In fact, some of the most common Workers’ Compensation claims occur in the office such as carpal tunnel syndrome and back problems. Here are the top five …
5 Tips to Win a Social Security Disability Claim for Headaches!
Our office has often represented individuals pursuing disability based on headaches. Pursuing such a Social Security disability claim is difficult but can be won if the individual proves that their headaches are so severe, persistent and disabling that they remain unable to work. In this article, we outline five tips for getting approved for disability …
Should I File a Workers Compensation Claim or a Personal Injury Claim for an On-The-Job Car Accident?
Many people realize that when they are injured at work they may have a Workers’ Compensation claim. However, many people do not realize that if their work-related injury occurred while in a car accident they may also have a personal injury claim, which will provide further compensation! To win a Workers’ Compensation claim, you must …