Getting approved for Social Security disability benefits takes more than just a diagnosis, it takes time, evidence and persistence. According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), an average of ...

If an injury or medical condition makes you unable to work, you may be eligible for Social Security disability payments. The Social Security Administration provides benefits to disabled individuals ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that it added 13 conditions to its Compassionate Allowances (CAL) list, which speeds up the disability application process for ...

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The psychological assessment can be a stressful part of your disability application, but with preparation, it doesn’t have to be. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that less than 23% of ...

But for many long COVID patients, it remains an ordeal on many levels, including the mental anguish of simply trying to cut through a notoriously bureaucratic federal disability application process.

Jim Allsup is president of Allsup, the country's largest non-attorney Social Security Disability Insurance representation company that has helped more than 110,000 individuals obtain disability ...