Archive for November 2016
Worker’s Compensation Disability Qualifications
Work injuries come in all shapes and sizes. You could be laid up in bed for weeks, or able to perform light tasks and office work within a week of treatment. When determining what amount of worker’s compensation you should be receiving, it is important that you factor in your disability qualification as well as…
Read MoreDAY 3 AT THE SOCIAL SECURITY REPRESENTATIVES CONFERENCE A NEW LISTING FOR POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
If you are SUFFERING FROM POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER,, whether due to an automobile accident, a workers’ compensation injury or a sexual or abusive relationship, at present, PTSD is evaluated under the rules for Anxiety. THERE ARE NEW RULES THAT WILL USED STARTING JANUARY 17, 2017, THAT SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZES PTSD AS A SEPARATE CONDITION. HOWEVER,…
Read MoreDAY TWO AT THE SOCIAL SECURITY NOSSCR CONFERENCE IN SEATTLE BIG CHANGES IN THE PSYCH LISTING
On January 17, 2017, MAJOR CHANGES WILL GO INTO EFFECT FOR HOW JUDGES WILL DECIDE YOUR CASE IF YOU HAVE A PSYCHOLOGICAL OR MENTAL DISORDER. THERE IS A NEW SECTION OF THE REGULATIONS SPECIFICALLY FOR POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER There is a section of the Social Security Regulations that deals with depression, anxiety, IQ issues,…
Read MoreHELLO FROM SEATTLE WASHINGTON AND THE NOSSCR CONFERENCE
As a Social Security Disability Attorney, I take keeping up to date with the law very seriously. For that reason, I am a member of the NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIMANTS’ REPRESENTATIVES- NOSSR. This is the reason that I am a Sustaining Member of NOSSCR. This is the reason that I have traveled all…
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