Social Security Disability

The Social Security Administration (SSA) maintains a list of medical conditions that automatically qualify as “disabling” under its rules. If your condition exactly meets the criteria shown on the Listing of Impairments and you meet the other qualification...

Personality disorders are historically challenging to treat. People who live with a diagnosis like borderline personality disorder may have a very hard time integrating successfully with society. Workplace environments and relationships can be particularly difficult...

One of the reasons many people’s applications for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) are denied is that the Social Security Administration (SSA) contends that there are jobs out there that people can still do, even with their limitations. The problem is that...

The average adult professional doesn't know much about Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. The one thing they may know, other than the fact that they help fund the program with their tax withholdings from each paycheck, is that quite a few people end...

When you're hurt on the job, it's natural to hope that you'll make a full recovery and be back to normal in no time. However, for some people, that isn't the case.  They may never fully recover from their work-related injury and have to live with the consequences for...

For as long as you have had a job, you have contributed toward Social Security. Many workers make use of those contributions when they are older and ready to retire.  However, some people don't get to work until retirement age. Medical issues will force them to leave...

Your brain can certainly heal to some extent. If you suffer a brain injury on the job or in a car accident, for example, you may have symptoms that go away with time. Minor symptoms could be gone after just a few hours. Major symptoms after a traumatic brain injury...