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I realized when I started my law office here at socialsecuritydenied.com that many people just can’t make it to our offices here in Nashville. We have a great solution, we come to you, that’s right. I believe that if we can help a disability client with their case, then we will come to you. The process of applying for social security disability is difficult enough, we strive to make it one step easier on you.
Most clients I meet want to know ...
Continue Reading ShareUnder Social Security Disability one can be deemed disabled due to the complications from a heart attack. Most of the clients I have represented who have suffered from a heart attack have far more complications after their attack. Many of these include stent placement surgeries, strong medications, limits on their mobility and stamina, additional hardware placed in or around their heart, and further surgeries to repair possible damaged arteries or valves. All of these complications either alone or combined are very ...
Continue Reading ShareArterial Disease requires the following from the disability listing at Social Security:
A. Intermittent claudication with failure to visualize the common femoral or deep femoral artery in one extremity, (as shown by medical records); or
B. Intermittent claudication with marked impairment of peripheral arterial circulation as determined by Doppler studies showing:
1. Resting ankle/brachial systolic blood pressure ratio of less than 0.50; or
2. Decrease in systolic blood pressure at the ankle on exercise of 50 percent or more of the pre-exercise level at the ...
Continue Reading ShareUnder the listings for Social Security Disability there is a listing noted as Chronic heart failure. Meeting this listing puts the claimant in very poor health, the listing is so detailed that if you meet this listing your health is probably not very good at the moment.
The listing states the following:
(a) Documented cardiac enlargement by appropriate imaging techniques (a cardiothoracic ratio of greater than 0.50 on a PA chest x-ray with good inspiratory effort or left ventricular diastolic diameter of greater ...
Continue Reading ShareAs an Attorney representing people for their Social Security Disability I find that there are some important questions that have to be asked before the hearing or appeal of my clients claims, I thought I would share these questions with other individuals who might be in the middle of their Social Security Disability claim.
I start with the questions that in my opinion are important to Social Security, and they are as follows:
How does one qualify for Disability, in regards to their work history and past earnings, this does not address the medical condition, this only addresses whether you qualify to be under the Disability Insurance should you also have the accompanying medical condition that renders you disabled.
The Social Security Administration has developed a simple chart, the credits that you need under the chart are earned during your working years. You will earn one credit for every $1,050.00 dollars you make each ...
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