What is the Percentage Chance That I Will Win My Disability Case?
Nash Disability Law
by Cano
1M ago
One of the services our team of disability lawyers provides for free to any person who cannot work due to health impairments—not just those who are already working with us to get disability benefits—is an in-depth evaluation of their Social Security Disability case. Inevitably at these evaluation meetings people will ask: “What is the percentage chance that I will win my disability case?” or something along those lines. “While I fully understand this thought process of wanting to hear some percentage,” observes Nash disability attorney Dan Rosen, “there is no way to peg a percentage. There are ..read more
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Early Onset Dementia Patients May Be Able to Qualify for Social Security Disability Faster
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by Cano
1M ago
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other forms of dementia can have a terrible impact on those who are stricken, and tragically their families as well. A long process of decline occurs. Slowly but surely, the disease causes them to lose their memory. Ultimately they lose the ability to care for themselves: the capacity get dressed, prepare a meal without help, even to know who they are. One of the common misconceptions surrounding Alzheimer’s disease is that it only strikes older people. That’s not the case. About 5% to 6% of people with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia develop symptom ..read more
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Can You Qualify for SSDI and SSI Disability Benefits at the Same Time?
Nash Disability Law
by Cano
1M ago
Many people can apply for disability benefits under both the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs at the same time. The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses the term “concurrent” for this situation. However, with some exceptions, a person will receive the higher of the SSDI or SSI amount, not both. To qualify for either SSDI or SSI, you must prove to Social Security that your medical conditions prevent you from getting and holding onto a job. The SSA relies on accurate and complete medical records from doctors, clinics and h ..read more
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Social Security Disability Wait Times Soar Even Higher as the Backlog Balloons
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by Cano
1M ago
Winning Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits has always been a long and difficult grind. For Americans who have disabilities, wait times for appeal hearings have been frustratingly long for some time, and they have gotten worse, reaching record highs. The time it takes for the Social Security Administration (SSA) to process even initial applications has soared to unacceptable levels. According to the SSA’s own data, in the late 2010s it took the agency on average about 120 days to render a decision for an initial application. In December of last year, the average wait time had ..read more
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You May Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits if You Have Long COVID
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by Cano
1M ago
Three years have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic battered the world. In that time, there have been more than 100 million documented cases of the virus in the U.S., with the number of undocumented cases likely much higher. Because hospitalizations have declined nationwide and deaths have held steady at lower levels over the past year, many believe the worst is behind us now. But not for everyone. Though most people who have been hit with COVID fully recover from the virus, others are not so lucky. They continue to experience debilitating symptoms and additional health complications which per ..read more
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Question of the Month: Does Marijuana Use Affect My Disability Benefits Claim?
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by Cano
1M ago
Attitudes toward the use of marijuana have changed radically since 1996, when California was the first state to legalize medical cannabis. Today medical marijuana is legal in 38 states, 3 territories, and the District of Columbia. The recreational use of marijuana has been decriminalized in 25 states, including Illinois. Cannabis is now one of the most widely used drugs in the U.S.—nearly 20 million Americans reported using marijuana at least once in the last month, according to one study. Some people who have disabilities say marijuana eases their chronic pain or lessens their anxiety. Of cou ..read more
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Meet Marissa Granata of Nash Disability Law
Nash Disability Law
by Cano
1M ago
A spotlight on one of the professional team members who works for you at Nash Disability Law. A critical part of the Social Security Disability benefits process is ensuring that our clients who are awarded benefits get paid properly and promptly. That’s a job that Marissa Granata, a Benefits Department case manager at Nash Disability Law, excels at. “I help explain to clients what happens after they’ve been approved for their disability benefits,” she says. “I help them get their benefit payments set up. I also communicate with Social Security to be sure our clients are paid correctly.” Managi ..read more
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Will Getting Married Affect My SSDI or SSI Disability Case?
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by Cano
3M ago
Like many questions surrounding Social Security Disability benefits, the answer to this question begins with: “It depends.” How marriage might affect your disability claim depends on which disability program you are applying for or have qualified for. There are two disability programs: Social Security Disability Insurance which is known as SSDI and Supplemental Security Income—commonly referred to as SSI. SSDI pays benefits to you and certain members of your family if you have qualifying disability, if you worked long enough and recently enough, and if you paid Social Security taxes. SSI is ba ..read more
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Should I Trust Social Security Disability Advice from Social Media?
Nash Disability Law
by Cano
3M ago
Anyone can create a TikTok (or Facebook or Instagram or any social media) account. As you may already know, not everyone on the Internet is really the expert they pretend to be. Be cautious when taking any advice from a social media platform, and this goes double for legal advice, particularly from someone who is not an attorney. “More and more, we have clients who say: ‘the person on my disability Facebook group said I should say this at my hearing’ or ‘I watched a TikTok video about the work history report,’” Nash disability attorney Dan Rosen says. “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing ..read more
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Settlement Grants Millions of Dollars in Relief to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries
Nash Disability Law
by Cano
3M ago
For about 70 million Americans who have disabilities, Supplemental Security Income (SSI)–one of two disability benefits programs administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA)—is a crucial lifeline. But it comes with strings attached. Because SSI is a program designed to assist individuals with little or no income, there are strict income and asset limits. To be eligible for SSI, individuals must have $2,000 or less in savings and other countable resources which can be converted to cash. The finances of SSI beneficiaries are subject to intense scrutiny by the government, includi ..read more
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