Applying for Social Security Disability benefits (SSDI or SSI) can be a long and complicated process, and many applicants face an initial denial. In fact, the Social Security Administration (SSA) denies around 67% of initial disability applications. While this can be discouraging, understanding the [...]

Can Disability Benefits be taken in Order to Pay for Child Support? The answer is yes and no. Yes, your Social Security disability insurance benefits can be taken in order to satisfy a child support obligation.  No, your SSI disability benefits cannot be taken in [...]

Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) – A Social Security judge that conducts Social Security disability hearings to determine if a person should receive disability benefits. Appeals Council – The last level of review for a disability case after an administrative law judge has denied benefits. [...]

Social Security Rulings are made by the Social Security Administration. These are inter-agency rulings and are not set directly by Congress. However, many times the rulings are a result of the laws set by Congress or court decisions. The rulings govern the agency’s conduct and [...]

Peripheral arterial disease is a circulatory problem in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to the limbs.  Many times it is the legs that don’t receive enough blood flow.  Walking can cause leg pain.  A person with significant peripheral arterial disease typically develops pain in the muscles [...]

If your doctor cannot identify what medical condition you have, then the focus will have to be on  the credibility of your functional limitations.  If your doctor says you have serious functional limitations, but he or she is unable to state what the cause is,  then your [...]