Social Security Disability Information Center

Obtaining Social Security Disability Benefits for PTSD

February 27, 2015

Many people with severe mental disorders are unable to work, and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is one of many mental disorders Social Security might consider disabling. In my practice, I have represented numerous clients suffering such severe PTSD symptoms that they are unable to work, even though they might be physically healthy enough to […]

Why Do they Ask All of those Questions at Social Security Disability Hearings?

February 18, 2015

The day of your Social Security disability hearing has arrived, and you are probably filled with anxiety and wondering what it is going to be like. Although I can’t cure my clients of all of their hearing-day jitters, I do make sure I spend about an hour talking to my clients prior to the hearing […]

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, […]