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SSDI Benefits for Cancer Patients
Can I obtain SSDI benefits if I have been diagnosed with cancer? Battling cancer can leave you physically, emotionally, and financially drained. Cancer patients may be unable to continue working on a fulltime basis. For individuals who have been diagnosed with certain types of cancer,…
Do I Qualify For Social Security Disability Benefits?
Social Security is a way for millions of Americans to get financial assistance if they are disabled. However, it is estimated that the Social Security Administration rejects about 57 percent of the applications received in New York. If your application is rejected, there is an…
Do You Qualify for a Compassionate Allowance?
What is a compassionate allowance and how can it help me? Social Security benefits provide much needed financial assistance to individuals with certain medical conditions that limit their ability to work. While SSDI benefits can be life changing, applying for and receiving benefits is often…
Social Security Disability and Epilepsy
Am I eligible to receive SSDI if I have epilepsy? Epilepsy is a serious condition that impacts an estimated three million people each year. Individuals with epilepsy may suffer seizures during the day or while asleep. Their severity and intensity vary depending on the patient.…
Social Security Disability for Mental Impairment
There are many minor mental conditions that may not interfere with one’s ability to earn a living, particularly now that there are so many medications available to treat mild anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders and other mental health problems. Nonetheless, severe psychiatric or developmental conditions often…
Reviews of Social Security Disability Benefits
Once I have qualified for Social Security Disability do I remain qualified for the rest of my life? The process of applying for Social Security Disability is a complicated, time-consuming one. It would be nice if once the government has determined you to be deserving…
Atria Senior Living Settles Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Deaf or Hard of Hearing Seniors
Is it discrimination if a senior living center fails to make reasonable accommodations for the hearing impaired? Many senior citizens suffer from impaired hearing or deafness. Yet a major provider of assisted living allegedly refused to provide sign American Sign Language interpreters at some of…
SAVE Benefits Act May Help Social Security Beneficiaries
What is being done to restore Social Security cost of living adjustments? Before the 2016 election, Congressional lawmakers were said to be considering a measure, the Seniors and Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Act, to assist social security beneficiaries who were denied cost of living adjustments (COLA)…
Disabled New Yorkers Sue Over Hazardous Curb Cuts
Most New York City pedestrians barely notice the condition of “curb cuts” — the small ramps on every street corner that bring the sidewalk down to the level of the street. But poorly maintained curb cuts are a serious obstacle for New Yorkers with disabilities,…
Civil Service Retirement Disability
Who is eligible for Civil Service Retirement Disability? If you believe you are entitled to Civil Service Retirement Disability from the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), you will have to provide your employing agency with documents supporting your claims of medical disability. Be prepared for…
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