Winning Your Disability Case in Three Words: Frequency, Severity and Duration
In a disability case, almost any symptom or limitation can be disabling; but to determine whether they … [ read more ]
Obtaining Disability Benefits: How and When to Talk to Your Doctor
I was fortunate to be in Los Angeles as a speaker at the FAME 2000 International Fibromyalgia … [read more ]
Not Filing a Disability Claim is a Financial Disaster Waiting to Happen!
Without debate, we can agree the past two years in the stock market have been financially … [read more]
The Issue of Disability
It is better to work than not to work. It is better to be healthy than to be sick. It is better to be … [ read more ]
How to Apply for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits
This article is about Social Security Insurance Disability. It does not deal with worker’s … [ read more ]
Social Security: The Role of the Physician
A physician’s evidence and testimony may be the deciding factor in the success of a patient’s … [ read more]
Fibromyalgia and the Disability Dilemma
Fibromyalgia is a common syndrome of chronic pain that is increasingly seen in rheumatology … [read more]
Is Disability Right for You?
When fibromyalgia struck, Elaine struggled to keep up with her home life and her job as an outside … [ read more ]
Tips for Successful Disability Applications
It’s no secret that for years, insurance companies have made a regular practice of refusing to pay … [read more ]
Disability
If anyone had told me that, at the tender age of 42, I would be diagnosed with an illness no one … [read more ]
When Is Disability Appropriate?
In a survey conducted by the National Fibromyalgia Association in 2003, 99 percent of the … [read more ]
Fibromyalgia and Long Term Disability Insurance Recent Developments
Several recent court rulings have shown an enlightened approach to adjudicating disability insurance … [ read more ]
Dealing with Disability
In 2003, I retired from the Commonwealth of Virginia after 30 years of employment in the field of Social … [ read more ]