St. Louis Legal Blog
Inability to work due to a painful rheumatoid arthritis condition
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that may eventually attack an individual's entire body. Progressing over time, individuals might find themselves faced with an inability to continue working. Whether an employee spent their entire career in Missouri or in...
Can you get SSD benefits with a mental health disorder?
Proving you have a mental health disorder and providing evidence to the Social Security Administration (SSA) can be a difficult task. This process can be a little more difficult than proving you have a physical impairment. Because diagnosing mental disorders is more...
Can I get disability benefits for my asthma?
You work long hours and tire quickly at your factory job. Occasional flare-ups from your asthma are typical. But lately, the attacks are getting worse. You are missing work, and giving your family excuses for not attending functions is getting old. Are Social Security...
Do you qualify for Social Security disability benefits?
When you think of injuries that disable a person, you tend to think of the most severe cases. Injuries such as, heart failure or becoming paralyzed. However, there are a lot of chronic injuries that may become disabling later in life. Even though the injuries were not...
Psychotherapy notes are not needed for SSD
People who suffer from mental disorders sometimes require counseling sessions with a psychologist. Some St. Louis mental health professionals create special records known as psychotherapy notes, which help psychologists conceptualize the cases of their patients. As...
Musculoskeletal conditions that qualify you to receive disability
A musculoskeletal condition that your doctors may classify as disabling may not be viewed the same way by the Social Security Administration (SSA). It helps if your condition is included on SSA's Listing of Impairments (although that isn't always essential). Your...
Could a big change be coming to Social Security Disability?
The Social Security Administration (SSA) often gets targeted in politics because some groups consistently see the disability programs as overly wasteful -- even though the vast majority of applicants don't get approved, and the rest are subject to strict limitations....
Mental health patients struggle to qualify for Social Security
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), over 9 million Americans currently receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). As of 2013, 35.2 percent of those who received benefits were listed as having disabling mental health conditions. While...
Getting your doctor’s support when you’re disabled
Contrary to what a lot of people seem to believe, you do not need your doctor's consent to file for Social Security Disability benefits. In fact, you may find it hard to actually get your doctor's consent -- but that doesn't necessarily mean that you can't get your...
Missouri struggles to finance federal guarantees for health care
Health care is one of the most important investments that people or their governments can make. It is comforting for workers, the elderly and people with lasting disabilities that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is prepared to offer them much needed financial...
