Social Security Disability Information Center

Receiving Social Security Disability For Crohn’s Disease

February 6, 2015

Crohn’s disease is becoming a much more commonly diagnosed problem for the clients I represent in my Indiana Social Security disability law practice. When I see an influx of certain types of cases, I am never sure whether the increase is due to the disease occurring more often, or to doctors making more accurate diagnoses. […]

Schizophrenia And Disability Payments From The Social Security Administration

February 4, 2015

The symptoms of severe mental illness may prevent an individual from being able to work. Schizophrenia is one such illness that the Social Security Administration recognizes as a disabling condition in its Listing of Impairments. Schizophrenia is addressed under Listing 12.03: Schizophrenic, Paranoid, and other Psychotic Disorders. To meet this listing, you must be able to […]

Peripheral Neuropathy and Your Social Security Disability Claim

January 28, 2015

I represent many of my Indiana neighbors who cannot work because they suffer from peripheral neuropathy in their arms, legs, hands, or feet. Peripheral neuropathy occurs when the nerves that relay messages from other parts of your body to your spinal cord and brain are damaged. The effects of that damage can have a devastating […]

Hearings at the Indianapolis Social Security Office of Disability Adjudication and Review

January 23, 2015

You probably have seen television or movie depictions of courtrooms, so you may expect your Social Security disability hearing to take place in a big, old courtroom in a big, old courthouse with lots of pomp and circumstance. Every hearing office is a different, but if you have a disability hearing scheduled in Indianapolis, Indiana, […]

I Can’t Work a Full Time Job; Can I Get Social Security Disability?

January 16, 2015

Many people think of a “disabling condition” as one that prevents a person from performing the physical requirements of a job, such as lifting a certain amount of weight or being able to stand at a work station. However, many of my clients suffer from impairments that, rather than affecting their physical strength, prevent them […]

Consultative Exams: What Are They And Should You Go?

December 12, 2014

Many disability claimants are caught off guard when they receive a notice from the Social Security Administration (SSA) for a scheduled doctor’s appointment. These doctor appointments are called consultative examinations (CE’s). The SSA will sometimes send SSDI and/or SSI claimants to these examinations if they feel like more information is needed to determine a […]