When planning your estate, you want the best plan for your child with a disability. A special needs trust (SNT) helps secure their future without affecting their eligibility for government benefits. When your child has a disability or impairment such as blindness, they may be eligible for government benefits like the Supplemental Security Income…
A brain injury can significantly change your life. It often depends on the part of the brain that was injured. For instance, an injury to one part of the brain could lead to motor impairments, meaning you don’t have fine motor skills or that you struggle with mobility. The same injury to another part…
The Compassionate Allowances Initiative (CAL) is a program by the Social Security Administration aimed at helping quickly identify diseases and medical conditions that meet the SSA’s standards for disability benefits. This initiative may help the SSA identify your case faster, potentially speeding up the approval process for your claim if you have a severe…
Almost everyone has some kind of digital footprint. From LinkedIn accounts that spotlight your career trajectory to Facebook and Instagram accounts, social media is a big part of life in the 21st century. But if you have filed or plan to file an SSDI claim, you might want to lock down your social media…
All of the prevailing medical science indicates the same thing: Drug addiction and alcoholism are diseases, not character flaws – but you cannot get Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for them. There are some significant misunderstandings about the way that drug and alcohol addiction are treated by the…