By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published March 10, 2025 | Posted in Social Security Disability | Tagged Tags: mental illness, social security disability |
Social Security Disability and Mental Illness
Social Security Disability and Mental Illness Mental illness should never be viewed as a moral failing, a crime, or a personal weakness. Psychological conditions affect people across every age group, profession, and socioeconomic level. When left untreated, however, serious mental illness can have devastating consequences—not only for the individual, but for society as a whole. Read More
Read MorePost-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Social Security Disability Claims
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Social Security Disability Claims Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental health condition that can develop after a person experiences a traumatic event. While PTSD is often associated with combat veterans returning from war, it can arise from many different circumstances, including serious accidents, workplace incidents, medical trauma, violence, sexual Read More
Read MoreDo you know who your Lawyer works for?
Do you know who your Lawyer works for? The ads are all over tv, law firms (not all of which are actually located in Alabama) advertising that they represent injured workers in their Alabama workers’ compensation claim, or those seeking Social Security Disability benefits (SSDI and SSI). These firms spend upwards to a million dollars Read More
Read MoreLegal Experience Matters
Legal Experience Matters When you are facing a workers’ compensation claim or a Social Security Disability case, the outcome often turns on details that are not obvious at first glance. These are areas of law shaped by statutes, regulations, medical evidence, and decades of case law. Experience matters because it teaches you how those details Read More
Read MoreSchizophrenia and Social Security Disability
Schizophrenia and Social Security Disability Over the 30+ years in which I have handled claims for Social Security Disability benefits, I have heard many stories from family members about loved ones who suffer with schizophrenia that hurts your heart. Stories of talking and screaming at people who were not present. Running away from their home Read More
Read MoreUnderstanding Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Alabama
Understanding Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Alabama Injured workers in Alabama who suffer a compensable job-related injury may be entitled to several different types of workers’ compensation benefits. Unfortunately, many injured workers are never fully informed about what benefits are available to them. For that reason, even after a seemingly minor injury, it can be helpful Read More
Read MoreWhat can I do if I don’t like the company doctor?
What can I do if I don’t like the company doctor? It is something we hear from clients and prospective clients who have an Alabama workers compensation claim; “I don’t like the company doctor workers’ compensation is making me see,” or “I want another doctor to treat me.” For whatever reason, the injured worker does Read More
Read MoreWhat can I do if the adjuster won’t authorize my medication
What can I do if the adjuster won’t authorize my medication “Workers’ comp won’t approve the medication my doctor prescribed.” This is one of the most common and frustrating complaints we hear from injured workers in Alabama. It is not limited to prescriptions. Delays and denials frequently involve MRIs, surgical recommendations, pain management referrals, and Read More
Read MoreYou don’t pay unless we win
You don’t pay unless we win Like many Alabamians, whenever my wife and I are watching the news, I see a slew of ads on tv from law firms here in Alabama that talk about how they won’t take a fee unless they recover for their clients in a work injury claim or a claim Read More
Read MoreWhat if I Tested Positive in post injury drug screen, do I still have a claim?
What if I Tested Positive in post injury drug screen, do I still have a claim? The attorneys of Powell and Denny both have over 30 years of experience handling Alabama workers compensation claims, and we have had a lot of cases where the injured worker “failed” a post-injury drug screen test. Most tested positive Read More
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