If I'm working can I get disability? I have miss so much work I'm about to get fired.

It is often difficult, but sometimes possible to get Social Security disability, and sometimes even to get on an employer's disability plan, while...

My disability insurance is lowering my benefit because I didn't say I had arthritis on a form I filled out 2 years ago.

I think I understand what happened here - when you went to increase your insurance from $800 to $1,600, they asked you to fill out a health form. ...

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I agree with Mr. Kerr and all of his advice, but I will add just one thing. You mentioned that Sedgwick was the one making the decision. ...

Iv been on disability for nine years .now they say im no longer disabled

This is becoming more and more common, unfortunately. I attended a conference recently where a Social Security Administration official explained...

Is the 25% fee applied to full SSDI award even if reduced by SSI? And then again to the full SSI award?

This can be complicated even for the attorneys who do this for a living. Plus, it's a common misconception (again, even amongst some attorneys)...

Social security axillary benefits

No, normally Social Security does not start paying monthly benefits (to anyone, whether it's claimants or dependents) while they're figuring out...

Can SSA call my employer to verify if they believe I am disabled enough to be awarded social security disability benefits?

Social Security should do this more often, in my opinion. I have seen a few situations where Social Security sent a request for responses to...

Back pay social security and long term disability

I often represent people on all three of these types of claims - Social Security disability, retirement disability, and long term disability...

Disability and eligibility running out

First of all, this is absolutely the kind of thing you should have an attorney for. Please hire one if you haven't already, and if you have,...

Hi my name is Joe and my question is this. I'm on long term disability and know that if I take my company pension at 58 years

For most LTD plans, the safest thing to do would be to not touch the pension at all until after the LTD ends. Under some plans, even moving it...