Irritable Bowel Syndorme (IBS) and Ulcerative Colitis are not presently included in SSA’s listings of impairments, but you can be approved for benefits if you prove that it disrupts your life enough to keep you from working a full time job. We ask our clients’ doctors to complete the form below, which connects the dots between their diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndorme (IBS) or Ulcerative Colitis , their symptoms which affect their lives, and the SSA rules of disability. The key to winning disability cases is presenting credible evidence. In assessing your pain or other symptoms, the SSA decision makers must give full consideration to all of the below-mentioned factors. It is important that medical sources address these factors in the
f) disability benefits under the United States Social Security Act . . .or similar plan or act that the Insured Person or, the Insured Person’s spouse and children are entitled to receive because of the Insured Person’s disability.
Let’s see if this is a situation you can identify with: you got hurt or sick, and now due to your treatment schedule and a debilitating chronic condition, you can’t go back to work. You applied for disability Insurance through the Social Security Administration, but your claim was denied due to a lack of information, a missing form, or incorrectly completed paperwork. You have the option to appeal of course, but in the meantime while you fight your way through the red tape, how will you pay your bills? More importantly, how are you going to fight with the SSA while you are sick and in treatment?
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is provided to people aged 65 or older and the disable. During the 1990’s, many of the SSI recipients were people with disabilities. However, after new legislation, many of the disable recipients were dropped, majority being children. Some of those children were mentally handicap, had multiple impairments, personality disorders, arthritis, burns, etc. Eligibility was tighten by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 so that only the most restrictive medical diagnosis were accepted. Illegal and legal immigrants were denied supplemental security income until they became citizens and found work in the United States. Many people were not pleased with the changes and they even
We have all experienced a day when physical or mental exhaustion has seemed to consume the whole of our body, making us feel incapable of performing simple activities such as getting out of bed, taking a shower, etc. Now, imagine being forced to cope with this on a daily basis. Millions of Americans suffer disabilities, both physical as well as mental that prevent them from performing normal day-to-day activities, one of which includes working. “The Social Security Administration (SSA) defines disability in terms of ability to work,” so why has there been an increasing amount of individuals denied disability benefits without personally meeting with an examiner. This along with the fact that there is a steady 2.5 million new applications
A. Is Shirley Caretaker disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act in that she meets the requirements of the disabling listing for 12.04 affective disorders in 20 C.F.R. Appendix 1 to Subpart P of Part 404-Listing of impairments? With respect the answer is yes for the reasons stated in the Argument section of this brief.
Society Security Disability benefits are designed to help disabled people make ends meet while they are unable to work. Each year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) denies needy Oklahoma residents the Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits they deserve. In fact, over 80% of people who apply for SSD benefits in Oklahoma are denied on their first try. This may seem hopeless and you might wonder just what it takes to be approved for benefits. Those who are denied should not give up on the first try. Luckily, there is an appeals process if you are denied the SSD benefits you need and are entitled to. Unfortunately, the appeal process can be a long and difficult one.
If you want your Social Security disability case to be accepted, make sure you are getting to the doctor at least every other month and make sure that you take your
The degree of ability or disability may vary over time and across different life domains. Furthermore, continued disability has been linked to institutionalization, discrimination and social exclusion as well as to the inherent effects of disorders. Alternatively, functioning may be affected by the stress of having to hide a condition in work or school etc., by adverse effects of medications or other substances, or by mismatches between illness-related variations and demands for
Medical Condition: You must be medically qualified for disability benefits which means you have met all the requirements of a Social Security impairment listing. You also need to prove that your medical condition
A: In some cases you may be required to see a doctor as part of your disability case. This is actually pretty normal and most people filing for disability will be required to attend such an exam. As part of your application for benefits, Social Security has to come to a conclusion as to what your physical and mental limitations are. If your medical records don’t discuss your limitations, or if the administration feels that there isn’t enough evidence to establish your case, they may schedule you for a “consultative exam.” It’s important to know that this doctor isn’t going to treat your condition, they’re only going to examine you and give an opinion about your diagnosis
For the last few decades there has been a war going on, not a war of bullets or missiles but a war of ideas and control. A group of individuals wishes nothing more than to control the world’s population and resources. It all started with Project MKULTRA. Project MKULTRA was started in the 1950s by the United States Government to study the psychological states of a human in different situations and environments and whether or not a human could be programmed or controlled- it has come much farther than a few studies and experiments however, and is used today to control world politics, influence the ideology of the masses through media and controlled celebrities, produce Manchurian candidates (humans with alternate personalities designed to do
The Foundations of Chinese Civilization Present in the Book of Songs In the multiple dynasties that span China’s history, the Zhou Dynasty is one of upmost importance. The Zhou Dynasty reigned from 1100 BCE to 222 BCE and can be considered one of the most influential dynasties due to a work of literature called the Book of Songs. The Book of Songs contains over 300 lyrical poems describing quotidian life in the Zhou dynasty. These poems were written by female and male authors that utilized metaphors to illustrate the events, tribulations, and opinions of the general public.
The term Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a general name given to a few disorders that all fall under the category of inflamed intestines (they become red and swollen.) This is usually due to a reaction the body causes against its own intestinal tissue. The two most common types of Inflammatory Bowel Disease are Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn’s Disease (CD). Crohn’s disease can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract; however, it more commonly affects the small intestine or colon.
Situational Awareness is knowing and being alert to what’s going on around you; in your daily life, your neighborhood, your state, your country and in the world. Whether it is politics, the economy, or the weather, all of the events of today could be the spark that ignites a serious disaster on a personal, local or global scale tomorrow. Situational awareness is essential, especially when you realize that you really only have yourself to depend on.
The change from Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), which has been capped at a five-year lifetime limit for benefits, and it has given stricter eligibility criteria, which includes a requirement of workforce participation. This has sent many seeking Supplemental Security Income (SSI), to do so they need a diagnosed disability. Mental health and chronic pain claims have now become nearly the only way to get access to stable benefits. As these families are experiencing a greater economic hardship, many are finding that applying for SSI based on mental disability is the only way they can survive.