Social Security Disability Information Center

Am I Expected to Talk at My Social Security Disability Hearing?

August 20, 2019

Am I expected to talk at my Social Security disability hearing? At your Social Security disability hearing, you will be asked to answer questions from an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). The amount of time you speak and the content of your testimony will depend on your ALJ, your representative, and several other factors. In some […]

Cancer and Social Security Disability

August 5, 2019

Cancer and Social Security Disability. There are so many types of cancer with varying degrees of severity that it can be difficult to know what qualifies you for Social Security disability. Just a diagnosis of cancer itself usually is not going to get you disability benefits. Medical documentation is needed to prove the type and […]

Will an Administrative Law Judge understand my rare medical condition?

June 26, 2019

I represent claimants with a wide variety of physical and mental conditions. I regularly talk to claimants with a rare or unique diagnosis that are concerned that their diagnosis will not be properly understood by the Social Security Administration (SSA). These individuals want to make sure that they have a legal team that will advocate […]

Why Does Social Security Disability Care About My Past Jobs?

May 15, 2019

Many of my clients applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) wonder why I ask them about jobs they have performed in the past. In claims for disability benefits, Social Security evaluates whether they believe you can return to jobs you held in the past. They look at the last […]

Sciatica and Social Security Disability

April 18, 2019

Sciatica can generally be described as radiation of pain from your lower back into your hip, buttocks, and/or lower extremities. This can result from the sciatic nerve being pinched or compressed. It is often caused by the degeneration of an intervertebral disc. The pain from sciatica can vary greatly from a minor pain to a […]

Social Security Disability and Your Date Last Insured

March 14, 2019

I have found the concept of a Date Last Insured (DLI) can be difficult for my clients to understand. In my practice as an Indiana Social Security Disability lawyer, I may need to explain this concept to my clients several times to for them to fully grasp what it means. I understand the difficulty in […]