There are many challenges to living with a mental illness. Depending on the severity of your illness, you might find it difficult to take care of certain daily tasks or hold down a job. This can be disheartening, but you have options for addressing some of your more...
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Social Security Disability
Social Security disability and workers’ compensation
Workers in Ohio who suffer debilitating injuries will want to know about their eligibility for benefits that will provide financial relief when they are unable to return to work. There are two options. Workers' compensation typically covers medical expenses for a...
Disability benefits and ulcerative colitis
People in Ohio with ulcerative colitis may find the effects of their disorder so painful and disabling that they are unable to work. They might winder if they could be approved for Social Security Disability benefits on the basis of their diagnosed condition. Like...
Applying for SSD benefits with migraines
People in Ohio who struggle with migraine headaches may find that their pain prevents them from working effectively or even from doing their job at all. They may be unable to keep a job due to the recurring effects of migraines. As a result, they might look to Social...
Proposed SSD rules could cut billions of dollars in benefits
Disabled people in Ohio must navigate a lengthy review process when seeking Social Security Disability benefits or Supplemental Security Income. The Social Security Administration already subjects some recipients to ongoing case reviews, but proposed rule changes to...
Disability benefits may be available for mental conditions
Social Security disability can help disabled individuals with some of the challenges they face when they are unable to work because of a disabling medical condition. To qualify for Social Security disability (SSD) benefits, the disabled individual may suffer from...
What is the Social Security disability appeals process?
This blog recently discussed the importance of a Social Security disability hearing. A Social Security disability hearing can be an important component of the Social Security disability appeals process. Applicants for Social Security disability have important appeals...
Ways to prepare for a Social Security disability hearing
Preparing for a Social Security disability hearing is important because it can have an impact on whether or not the applicant receives Social Security disability (SSD) benefits. These are important benefits available to many disabled individuals and their families,...
Understanding work history requirements for SSD benefits
There are two primary components for qualifying for Social Security disability benefits and disabled individuals seeking benefits, or who think Social Security disability benefits may be able to help them, should be familiar with what those components are. Social...
Long-term disability could qualify for Social Security disability
When it comes to achieving health and well-being, suffering a major health event is rarely anything anyone expects. However, when illness or injury strikes, it can leave a person in a fragile position in terms of their health. Sometimes these incidents will heal after...