Due to income reasons or other reasons, some people who are blind and cannot work may choose to file for Social Security disability benefits, rather than Supplemental Security Income. However, it is important that they meet the statutory definition of blindness before proceeding. The definition of statutory blindness can be found in sections 216(i)(1) and … Read More »
Most people want to be productive members of society. They want to be self-sufficient. However, for some people, despite putting their best efforts towards a job that they love, an illness or injury is preventing them from working. When a person becomes totally disabled and completely unable to earn a living, he or she may … Read More »
If a person finds that they are in constant pain, are tired all the time and are having a difficult time concentrating, they may have fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a condition in which a person suffers from musculoskeletal pain, along with fatigue and issues involving their memory and mood. A person with fibromyalgia experiences widespread pain. … Read More »
Our bodies are truly amazing, but it often isn’t until something goes wrong that many in Knoxville fully appreciate it. Moreover, some diseases stay hidden, only manifesting themselves after months or even years of damage. One such disease is liver disease, in particular, cirrhosis of the liver. The role of the liver is to detoxify … Read More »
Those suffering from mental illnesses in Knoxville facing a stigma that they should just “toughen up, and get over it.” Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. Mental illnesses can be just as disabling, and outside a person’s control as physical ailments. The Social Security Administration (SSA) recognizes this, and includes certain mental illnesses … Read More »
Children across the nation who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will have their eligibility for benefits reviewed upon reaching age 18. Known as the “age-18 redetermination” the Social Security Administration (SSA) will send the SSI recipient a letter requesting certain information regarding the recipient’s disability. For example, the SSA may need the names of any … Read More »
This blog has recently explored how the Social Security Administration (SSA) will decide whether one has a medically determinable impairment (MDI) of fibromyalgia. Today, we look at how the SSA determines that an applicant in Tennessee or nationwide is disabled for the purposes of awarding disability benefits based on an MDI of fibromyalgia. In general, … Read More »
Some people in Tennessee are disabled due to the blood disease, sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia is a blood disease in which a person does not have an adequate amount of red blood cells to provide their body with oxygen. While normal blood cells are round and flexible, in those with sickle cell anemia, … Read More »
U.S. Citizens who have applied for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits may be dismayed to hear that the Social Security Administration (SSA) warned that if a U.S. House of Representative’s appropriations bill is passed, the agency will be facing the possibility that it may have to put its workers on a two-week furlough. Moreover, may … Read More »
Anyone in the U.S. who has experienced epilepsy first-hand, either as a sufferer or as a loved one of someone with epilepsy, knows that it is a frightening and debilitating condition. Knoxville residents may be saddened to hear that an area woman who had been relying on Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits to afford her … Read More »