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Prostate Cancer and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

You may have prostate cancer. This disease may be why you are disabled and in need of financial assistance.

Have you applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by prostate cancer? Were you denied?

If you are thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, here is something that you need to think about. People who are represented by an experienced disability attorney like the one you will find at disabilitycasereview.com are approved in this process more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

Do not put this off. It is far too important. Contact the established disability attorney at disabilitycasereview.com, today.

Prostate cancer is a cancer that begins in your prostate. Cancer is named by where it begins in your body. No matter where it may spread in your body, it is always named by where it began.

Your prostate is the small walnut-shaped gland in the male reproductive system that produces seminal fluid. This is the fluid that transports and nourishes sperm. Prostate cancer occurs when cells of your prostate mutate and begin to multiply out of control. These cells may spread (metastasize) from the prostate to other parts of your body, especially your bones and lymph nodes.

Prostate cancer can only occur in men because the prostate is exclusively a part of the male reproductive tract. It is a common and serious problem for men in the United States. Prostate cancer is the 2nd most common type of cancer in American men. Only skin cancer is more common. Each year, prostate cancer is the diagnosis for one out of every three men who are diagnosed with cancer in the United States.

Prostate cancer usually grows slowly. For a while it remains confined to your prostate gland, where it may not cause serious harm. On the other hand, some types of prostate cancer are aggressive and can spread quickly.

One of the difficult things about prostate cancer is that it usually does not involve any noticeable signs or symptoms in the early stages. For this reason, many cases of prostate cancer are not discovered until after it has spread out of your prostate.

When signs and symptoms do occur, they usually depend on how far the cancer has spread or how advanced it is. Early signs and symptoms can involve urinary problems. Some of these are starting and stopping while urinating, decreased force of the urine stream and trouble urinating.

When prostate cancer involves areas around your prostate, there can be blood in your semen and urine. When it has spread to the lymph nodes in your pelvis, you may have pain in your pelvic area or swelling in your legs. In the advanced stages of prostate cancer when it has spread to your bones, you may experience bone fractures, compression of your spine and pain in your bones that will not go away.

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Why doesn’t the SSDI Attorney or SSI Attorney complete the Social Security Disability Application?

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Many claimants request that the Disability Lawyer complete their initial Social Security Disability application, but most SSI and SSDI Attorneys do not have the time or resources to complete the initial Social Security Disability Application for each of their clients. The Social Security Disability information the claimant will be required to complete includes: all Social Security Disability forms related to the claimant’s work history, medication information and the log of their daily activities.

After the initial Social Security Application is complete, the Social Security Disability Attorney will file all appeal paperwork for the reconsideration and the Social Security Disability Hearing, maintain copies of all paperwork submitted to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and all other offices and complete all follow-up calls to ensure the appropriate Social Security Disability forms have been received by the SSA.

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What does a Social Security Disability Lawyer do?

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Hiring a Social Security Attorney will increase your chances of winning Social Security Disability benefits. The disability attorney can give you Social Security Disability help and answer all of your Social Security Disability questions. In addition, the disability lawyer will perform the following tasks for you:

  • Verify all your information was accurate on your initial Social Security Disability application.
  • Gather and review all of your medical information for the Social Security Disability reconsideration and Social Security Disability hearing.
  • Prepare your Social Security Disability appeal paperwork for the Reconsideration.
  • Prepare your Social Security Disability Case for the Social Security Disability hearing before the Administrative Law Judge. This will include prepping you to testify before the judge, organizing documents and preparing their arguments for the medical and vocational experts.
  • Answer your questions about the Social Security Disability appeals process

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Can I file a Social Security Disability Claim with out a Social Security Disability Attorney’s help?

Friday, August 28th, 2009

It is possible to file your Social Security Disability application by yourself, but unfortunately, if you are denied at the initial level for either SSDI or SSI benefits, in most cases you will also be denied at the reconsideration level as well (certain states do not have a reconsideration level and you will skip straight to the hearing level if you are denied at the application level).

At the reconsideration level the main tasks for the Social Security Disability Lawyer is to complete the reconsideration appeal paperwork and complete status calls with the Disability Determination Services office and answer questions from the Social Security Administration.

At the Social Security Disability Hearing level the Social Security Disability Attorney will have experience at preparing disability cases, will be able argue that you are disabled according to the Social Security Administrative Impairment Listing definition, will understand how to review and evaluate your medical information and will prepare arguments to counter claims from the vocational expert that you may be qualified to retrain for other types of employment opportunities. In addition, disability lawyers have attended numerous hearings and understand the hearing procedures, how to respond to the Administrative Law Judge questions and how to argue against all expert testimony which is issued from either a medical or vocational expert. It is a good idea to have help from a Social Security Disability Attorney at the Administrative Law Judge hearing. Claimants who fail to have adequate representation have a much smaller chance of winning Social Security Disability benefits.

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Sleep Apnea and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Do you wake up feeling weary and sluggish after a full night’s sleep? Do people tell you that you snore loudly? Do you get sleepy during the day? If the answer is, “Yes”, to these questions you may have sleep apnea. Apnea is Greek for “without breath.”

In this potentially serious sleep disorder, breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. These breathing pauses in your sleep can happen hundreds of times during your sleep and can last often times for a minute or longer. Usually, normal breathing then starts again, sometimes with a choking sound or loud snort.

Sleep apnea is usually a chronic condition that disrupts your sleep 3 or more nights each week. You often move out of deep sleep and into light sleep when your breathing pauses or becomes shallow. This results in poor sleep quality that makes you feel tired during the day. Sleep apnea is one of the leading causes of excessive daytime sleepiness.

There are 3 main types of sleep apnea. There is obstructive sleep apnea, which is the most common type. This kind of sleep apnea occurs when your throat muscles relax. Central sleep apnea happens when your brain does not send proper signals to your muscles that control breathing. The third type of sleep apnea is complex sleep apnea. This is a combination of both obstructive and central sleep apneas.

Some of the main risk factors for getting sleep apnea are high blood pressure, a thick neck, obesity, a narrowed airway, a family history of sleep apnea, being male, smoking, use of alcohol, sedatives, or tranquilizers and being over the age of 40. However, sleep apnea can strike anyone at any age, even children.

The effects caused by obstructive and central sleep apnea are similar making it difficult to determine which type you have. Some of these effects are:

§  Loud snoring

§  Awaking with a sore throat or a dry mouth

§  Excessive daytime sleepiness (hypersomnia)

§  Difficulty staying asleep (insomnia)

§  Abrupt awakenings accompanied by shortness of breath

§  Morning headache

§  Observed episodes of pauses in breathing during sleep.

Sleep apnea and/or complications resulting from it may be why you or a loved one is unable to work. This disorder may be the cause of your disability.

Consequently, you may need help. You may need financial aid.

Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration? Were you or your loved one denied?

You or your loved one may decide to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do, think about this.

You or your loved one will need a proven disability lawyer like the one at disabilitycasereview.com to represent you in the appeals process. This is true because people who are represented by a qualified disability attorney are approved more often than people without a lawyer.

Do not wait. Contact the reliable disability attorney at disabilitycasereview.com, today.

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Sickle-Cell Anemia and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, August 24th, 2009

You or your child with disability may have sickle-cell anemia. This disorder and/or complications resulting from it may be the cause of your disability or that of your child with disability.

If this is true, you may need help. You may need financial help.

You may have applied for the financial assistance that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits on behalf of you or your child with disability because of the disability caused by sickle-cell anemia and/or complications resulting from this disorder.

Anemia is the most common disorder of the blood. Anemia literally means, “Without blood”. It is a deficiency of hemoglobin and/or red blood cells. (RBCs)

This deficiency causes a reduced ability of blood to transfer oxygen to your tissues. This, in turn, causes tissue hypoxia. All of your human cells need oxygen to survive. As a result, different degrees of anemia can cause a wide range of clinical problems.

There are several kinds of anemia that are produced by different underlying causes. Anemia can be classified in many ways based on underlying etiologic mechanisms, the morphology of RBCs and discernible clinical spectra, to name a few.

Sickle-cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder that is passed from generation to generation that causes abnormal red blood cells. The abnormal shape of the red blood cells causes blockages in your capillaries and organs.

One of the results of these blockages is a pain episode known as a sickle-cell crisis. Another result is that the lack of oxygen to your organs often causes damage.

Sickle-cell anemia can affect all races, but it is most common among people with sub-Saharan African ancestry. In fact, among African Americans, estimates are that one in twelve may be carriers of sickle-cell anemia.

The signs and symptoms of sickle cell anemia are different. You may have mild symptoms, or you may have very severe symptoms that require you to be hospitalized for treatment.

Sickle cell anemia is present at birth, but many infants do not show any signs or symptoms until after 4 months of age.

There are several effects that you may experience with this disorder. Some of these are:

  • Anemia
  • Episodes of pain called crises
  • Headache
  • Shortness of breath
  • Dizziness
  • Chest pain
  • Pale skin
  • Jaundice
  • Coldness in your feet and hands
  • Hand-foot syndrome
  • Delayed growth
  • Vision problems
  • Frequent infections.

Were you or your child with disability denied your claim for benefits from the Social Security Administration?

If you are going to appeal the denial, here is something that you need to consider. People who are represented in the appeals procedure by a good disability lawyer like the one at disabilitycasereview.com are approved more often than people who are not represented by an attorney.

Do not delay. This is something of great importance to you or your child with disability. Contact the knowledgeable disability lawyer at disabilitycasereview.com, today.

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Separation Anxiety Disorder in Children and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, August 21st, 2009

You may have a child with disability who has separation anxiety disorder. This may be the cause of your child’s disability.

If this is true, you may need help. You may need financial assistance.

Have you applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits for your child with disability from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by separation anxiety disorder? Was your child with disability denied?

If you appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, remember this. People who are represented by a caring disability attorney like the one at disabilitycasereview.com in the appeals procedure are approved more often than those people who are not represented by a lawyer.

There is a difference between separation anxiety and separation anxiety disorder. Separation anxiety is a normal stage of development for secure, healthy babies.

It usually involves crying and distress when the baby is separated from parents or home. With the passage of time, however, the child learns to feel safe in a new environment. The child feels secure that a parent will return. Gradually the separation anxiety fades away.

On the other hand, separation anxiety disorder is excessive, age-inappropriate fear of being separated from family members. This is particularly true of being separated from parents.

Children with separation anxiety disorder are afraid of being lost to their families. Or, they are sure something bad will happen to their family members if they are separated from them. Separation anxiety disorder can inhibit or restrict a child’s normal activities to a significant degree.

Separation anxiety disorder usually begins in children who are of school age. It affects about 4% of children 6-12 and a slightly lower proportion of adolescents. Separation anxiety disorder affects girls and boys about the same

The causes of separation anxiety disorder can involve a traumatic experience a child has gone through. These are things like

§  A scary event (tornado, earthquake)

§  A serious separation (parent in the military)

§  A big change (starting a new school, birth of brother or sister)

§  Stress in the family (coming divorce, serious illness or death of family member or pet)

§  Sickness (major or minor).

The main sign or symptom of separation anxiety disorder is fear that is exaggerated out of proportion to real problems or situations. Other signs and symptoms can be physical or behavioral such as:

  • Headaches or stomachaches when they come persistently before separation from parents
  • Following parents around the house, not wanting them to be out of sight
  • Asking to sleep in bed with parents at night
  • Nightmares of parents leaving or being gone
  • Excessive worry or panic at the experience or anticipation of being away from home
  • Refusing to go to school or other activities away from home
  • Excessive worry about their own safety or that of members of the family.

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Polycystic Kidney Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a progressive, genetic disorder of your kidneys. It is a kidney disorder passed down through families in which multiple cysts form on your kidneys, causing them to become enlarged. These clusters of cysts are noncancerous round sacs containing water-like fluid.

Polycystic kidney disease is not limited to just your kidneys, although your kidneys usually are the most severely affected organs. This disease can cause cysts to develop in other places in your body.

Polycystic kidney disease is also referred to in other ways. It is referred to as cysts – kidneys, kidney – polycystic, and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).

Approximately 7 million people have this disease worldwide. Around 600,000 people have polycystic kidney disease in the United States. It is the 4th leading cause of kidney failure in America. Polycystic kidney disease is the most common life-threatening genetic disease.

There are two main forms of polycystic kidney disease. They are the autosomal dominant form and the autosomal recessive form. The autosomal dominant form is much more common but less severe. The autosomal recessive form is far less common but more severe. There is a rare form of polycystic kidney disease that is referred to as “PKD3″.

Polycystic kidney disease is passed down through families as a genetic disease. It is usually an autosomal dominant trait. Children have a 50% chance of getting this disorder if one parent carries the gene.

There are several signs and symptoms that you may experience with polycystic kidney disease. Some of these include:

  • Blood in your urine
  • Excessive urination at night
  • Back or side pain related to enlarged kidneys
  • Abdominal tenderness or pain
  • Increase in the size of your abdomen
  • Joint pain
  • Drowsiness
  • Painful menstruation for women
  • High blood pressure (link to page High Blood Pressure and Disability)
  • Nail abnormalities
  • Kidney stones
  • Kidney infections
  • Kidney failure.

You or a loved one may have polycystic kidney disease. It may be the reason you or your loved one is disabled and unable to work.

If this is true, you may need assistance. You may need financial help.

Have you or your loved one tried to get that financial assistance by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by polycystic kidney disease? Were you or your loved one denied?

You or your loved one may be planning on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do, remember this.

You or your loved one will need the representation of a caring disability attorney in what can be a long and trying process. The reason for this is because people who are represented by a confident disability lawyer like the one you will find at disabilitycasereview.com are approved more often than those who do not have an attorney.

Do not wait. Contact the accomplished disability lawyer at disabilitycasereview.com, today.

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Macular Degeneration and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Macular degeneration affects the macula. This is the part of your eye that allows your central vision. It does not hurt, but it causes cells in your macula to die.  As this deterioration or degeneration takes place, blurred central vision or a blind spot in the center of your visual field develops.

In some cases, this disease progresses so slowly that people notice little change in their vision. With other people, however, the disease advances faster and may lead to a loss of vision in both eyes.

Macular degeneration actually refers to a variety of eye diseases that affect your central vision. The most common eye disease is what is referred to as age-related macular degeneration.

There are 2 forms of age-related macular degeneration: dry and wet. The dry form of this disease is far more common than the wet.  About 85 to 90% of the cases of age-related macular degeneration are the dry form. The wet form, however, usually leads to more serious vision loss. In fact, the wet form is responsible for 90% of severe vision loss. The dry (atrophic) form involves a gradual blurring of your central vision. The wet (exudative or neovascular) form involves newly created abnormal blood vessels growing under the center of your macula.

Macular degeneration usually progresses painlessly and gradually. The effects of the wet form include:

§  A loss or decrease in your central vision
§  A central blurry spot
§  Visual distortions like straight lines appearing crooked or wavy, or objects appearing farther away or smaller than they should.

Effects of dry macular degeneration include:

  • Increasing blurriness of printed words
  • Difficulty recognizing faces
  • A need for increasingly bright light when you are doing close work or reading
  • A decrease in the intensity or brightness of colors
  • Increasing difficulty adapting to low levels of light
  • A gradual increase in the haziness of your overall vision
  • A blind or blurred spot in the center of your visual field combined with a large
  • drop in your visual acuity.

With either form of macular degeneration, one eye may see well for years while the other deteriorates. You may not notice much of a change because your good eye will compensate for the problem one.

Your lifestyle and vision are changed greatly when both of your eyes are affected. Some people experience hallucinations with macular degeneration.

You or a loved one may be disabled and in need of financial assistance because of the disability caused by macular degeneration. Have you applied and been denied by the Social Security Administration when you applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits?

If you decide to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, always remember. People who are represented by a caring disability attorney like the one you will find at disabilitycasereview.com are approved more often than those without a lawyer.

Do not wait. Contact the confident disability attorney at disabilitycasereview.com, today.

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Mental Retardation and Receiving Social Security Disability

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Have you applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration on behalf of your loved one because of the disability caused by mental retardation? Was your loved one denied? 

You may be thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration on behalf of your loved one. If you decide to do this, here is something that you need to think about. 

Your loved one will need to be represented by a knowledgeable disability attorney in what can prove to be a long and trying procedure. The reason why this is true is because people who are represented by a good disability lawyer like the one you will find at disabilitycasereview.com are approved more often than those people who do not have an attorney. 

Mental retardation is a term used for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skill (“milestones”) during childhood and a significantly below-normal global intellectual capacity as an adult. One common criterion for diagnosis of mental retardation is a tested intelligence quotient (IQ) of 70 or below and deficits in adaptive functioning. 

People with mental retardation may be described as having developmental disabilities, global developmental delay or learning difficulties. Developmental disabilities is a term used to describe life-long disabilities attributable to mental and/or physical, or a combination of mental and physical impairments that occur prior to age 22. Global developmental delay is a term used when a child does not reach certain skill development levels by the expected time period. These are referred to as developmental milestones.  Learning difficulties refer to a group of disorders that affect a broad range of academic and functional skills including the ability to speak, listen, read, write, spell, reason and organize information.

There are several signs and symptoms to watch for that may indicate that your loved one or your child with disability has mental retardation. For example, if your child with disability does not learn to sit up, crawl, walk or talk when other children are displaying these skills, this may be an indication of mental retardation. Other signs and symptoms of mental retardation are: 

  • Having trouble speaking
  • Having trouble understanding social rules
  • Having trouble solving problems
  • Finding it hard to remember things
  • Having trouble thinking logically
  • Having trouble discerning cause and effect
  • Persistence of infantile behavior. 

You may have a loved one who has mental retardation. This may be the cause of your loved one’s disability. It may be the reason why your loved one is unable to work. 

If this is the case, does your loved one need assistance? Does your loved one need financial help? 

Where will that financial assistance come from? Where will you get the financial help that your loved one needs? 

Contact the tough disability lawyer at disabilitycasereview.com, today. Do not put this off. This is something that may affect your loved one for the rest of their life.

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