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Cardiovascular Impairments and Social Security Disability Benefits

January 6, 2010

How does the Social Security Administration (SSA) evaluate a disability claim based on cardiovascular impairments or heart disease? Indiana claimants with heart disease or other cardiovascular impairments may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. The SSA defines Cardiovascular Impairments in the Blue Book “Listing of Impairments,” Section 4.00 […]

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I am receiving Social Security Disability Benefits, are my children paid benefits also?

January 1, 2010

If I am trying to get or I already receive Social Security Disability Benefits, will my children receive benefits also? Many disability claimants residing in Indiana may ask this question. There are different factors that figure into this equation. It is important to not “put the cart before the horse” because the main issue when […]

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Does Social Security recognize my chronic pain as a disability?

December 30, 2009

Many times Indiana residents suffering from chronic pain resulting from varying disabilities find themselves denied disability benefits. They often state they simply cannot work because the pain they experience is so bad it affects concentration, the ability to stand, walk, or sit even for short periods of time. Chronic pain resulting in the inability to […]

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Social Security Disability Hearing Backlog

December 30, 2009

Indiana Social Security disability claimants often experience frustration when attempting to get Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Claimants may feel aggitated by the repetitive paperwork that they are required to complete in order to file a claim, the lack of communication with the Social Security Administration (SSA), and finally, […]

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Indiana Disability Determination Bureau (DDB)

December 23, 2009

What is the Indiana Disability Determination Bureau? DDB is a state-level agency is 100% federally funded whose duty is to determine disability eligibility among claimants. The DDB’s determinations are made based on the SSA’s rules and regulations. Indiana Social Security disability claimants are often confused by what the Disability Determination Bureau (DDB) does for the […]

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Social Security Disability Benefits and Diabetes

December 21, 2009

Indiana residents that suffer from diabetes may qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Indianapolis Social Security Disability Attorney Scott D. Lewis has experience in representing claimants with diabetes. As specified in the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Listing of Impairments, Section 9.0, Endocrine System, a claimant may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental […]

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