Disabled veterans struggling to make ends meet on the monthly Veterans Administration (VA) stipend they receive may find it refreshing to learn that they too may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) payments. While any member of the armed forces who...
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Common symptoms of a panic attack
Those who have never suffered from panic attacks often do not realize just how debilitating they can be. They are absolutely overwhelming. People suffering from them do not just feel nervous or frightened, they often cannot even speak. These attacks take over your...
Social Security Disability benefits now cover 5 new conditions
Five new conditions were added to the list of Compassionate Allowance Conditions (CACs) by the Social Security Administration (SSA) during the first week of September. Those illnesses that on this list are ones that qualify an individual to receive disability...
An example of a Social Security disability claim
Imagine that you've suddenly become seriously ill or injured and you can no longer perform your job duties. You may be able to qualify for Social Security Disability benefits to help make financial ends meet. These important and helpful government benefits, however,...
When digestive issues affect your ability to work
In a culture that laughs at potty humor, it can be hard for people to take digestive issues seriously. What someone else passes off as just a one-time stomach ache that happened due to poor dietary choices can be a recurring and debilitating problem for you despite a...
Those with severe Crohns symptoms may qualify for disability
If you've known someone who has been diagnosed with the digestive disorder Crohn's, then you've likely witnessed first hand just how debilitating of a disease that this condition can be. A large majority of those who have Crohn's experience occasional mild to moderate...
What makes an anxiety disorder disabling
If you're diagnosed with an anxiety or panic disorder, the odds are good that you have all the symptoms that are necessary to meet the Social Security Administration's (SSA) definition of the disorder -- but qualifying for disability benefits isn't quite that simple....
What are the most common Social Security Disability conditions
Every human being gets sick at some time or another. If such a sickness is long-term and it prevents you from working, it will have catastrophic financial implications for you and your family. This is why the U.S. Social Security Disability system exists -- to help...
Social Security celebrates 83 years in existence
Social Security (SS) just celebrated its 83rd birthday on Aug. 14. In case you're trying to do the math, this means that it's been in existence since 1935 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt was still in office. The Social Security Act was originally signed into law...
There are many risk factors for lower back pain
Data compiled by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggests that as much as 80 percent of all adults may have to endure lower back pain while alive. Statistics also show that back pain is a leading reason why workers are forced to call in sick to work or file...