Can Help You Get the Benefits You Need
New Jersey Temporary Disability Insurance is a state-run program to provide short-term financial assistance to workers who suffer a non-work-related injury or illness that prevent them from performing their regular or customary work. In most cases, the temporary disability claim will be processed between two weeks and six weeks after a completed application is filed. […]
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are two forms of inflammatory bowel disease. They each cause long-term inflammation of the digestive system that can impair your ability to work and live a normal life. They differ in a couple of ways. Ulcerative colitis generally affects only the colon, but the inflammation caused by Crohn’s disease may […]
You may be eligible for mental health disability pay when the mental impairment interferes with your ability to work. The Social Security Administration Listing of Impairments, which is commonly referred to as the “Blue Book,” contains several categories of mental health disorders considered by the SSA as being severe enough to meet the definition of […]
If you struggle with arthritis, no one needs to tell you that it can be an extremely uncomfortable, and often debilitating condition. For some, arthritis is simply a condition that, while uncomfortable, does not truly hamper many of life’s day-to-day activities. For others, however, arthritis can be so severe that it keeps them from being […]
When the Social Security Act was signed into law in 1935, it created the retirement and Social Security disability programs that millions of retired and disabled workers continue to rely upon today. The program, which based the benefits that workers would receive on their lifetime earnings, created the need for a method of keeping track […]
If you are disabled and have considered applying for disability benefits, or if you are somewhere in the process of doing so already, you may find the waiting process to be a stressful experience. That’s normal and understandable. The unfortunate truth is that the Social Security Administration often initially denies disability claims, at least following […]
Anxiety and depression are the most common mental disorders. At least 30% of adults will, at some time during their lives, be affected by an anxiety disorder. Depression is equally as common with at least 17 million people living with depression symptoms that affect their ability to engage in normal daily activities, including affecting their […]
Suffering from a disability and undergoing medical treatment for it can be a painful experience. Moreover, if you are unable to work because of your medical condition, the impending financial troubles can cause stress, fear, and anxiety. Therefore, if you qualify for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, it may ease you of some mental and […]
Supplemental Security Income benefits is a need-based program administered by the Social Security Administration. It provides monthly payments to assist people who are blind, disabled or elderly by providing money that can be used for food and shelter. The eligibility requirements to qualify for benefits include very strict limits on the amount of monthly income […]
A Social Security Disability (SSD) hearing with an administrative law judge (ALJ) is a major event in the SSD claim process. Anyone who is scheduled for such a hearing has already had their disability claim denied and has waited months for this meeting with an official who has the power to overrule the previous denials […]
