When an illness or injury keeps you from reliably earning the income you need, Social Security Disability benefits (SSD) may be the lifeline you need to make ends meet. SSD benefits are essential for more than ten million Americans and may be necessary for you as...
Social Security Disability Benefits for Illness
Medical treatment is crucial to approval of SSD claims
When you seek Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, your application will ask for detailed information regarding the type of medical treatment you are seeking for your disability. This is because backing up your claim with medical proof is essential to getting...
What are 3 ways you can lose Social Security disability benefits?
As a Georgia resident who currently utilizes Social Security Disability Insurance from the U.S. Social Security Administration, you have probably come to depend on those benefits so that you can reasonably support yourself without working. Unfortunately, though, there...
The endocrine system and SSDI in Georgia
Many Georgia residents may not be familiar with exactly what the 'endocrine system' is, but their bodies could not function without it. In the amazingly complicated machines that make up human beings, not only do the muscles, bones and nerves have their jobs, but so...
Compassionate Allowances helps disabled Georgia residents
The Compassionate Allowances list provided by the Social Security Administration is an important program for many disabled people. It provides an expedited processing option for Social Security Disability benefits for applicants who clearly meet the Social Security...
Disability benefits may be available for fibromyalgia sufferers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 5 million adults in the U.S. are impacted by fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia patients suffer with significant pain. Treating and caring for fibromyalgia can be costly but Social Security disability...
Woman appeals loss of Social Security disability benefits
In a community a few hours north of the Atlanta area, in a neighboring state, a young disabled woman recently lost her Social Security disability benefits and Medicare assistance. The woman suffers from epilepsy and suffered from seizures she was unable to control...
Understanding medical conditions for disability benefits
To help streamline the process, the Social Security Administration maintains a list of medical conditions that can immediately qualify an applicant for Social Security disability benefits if certain conditions are met. It is important to note, however, that just...
Disabled individuals should be aware of the SSD appeals process
It may be discouraging and even frustrating for disabled individuals who are badly in need of Social Security disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to have an application for benefits be denied. It is important to keep in mind, however, that...
Study uncovers link between full-fat dairy products and lower rates of diabetes
Whether out of a desire to lose weight or maintain a healthy lifestyle, thousands of Americans have made major alterations to their diet, including limiting their consumption of everything from carbohydrates to red meat. Indeed, even the less health conscious among us...