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Social Security Disability
Can Problems Dealing With Supervisors, Coworkers, or the Public Help Me Qualify for Social Security Disability? How Social Security Evaluates Your Ability to Interact With Other People at Work You may understand what you are supposed to do. You may be able to remember instructions. You may even be able to concentrate well enough to Read More
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How Do Problems With Concentration, Persistence, and Pace Affect a Social Security Disability Claim? Why Being Able to Start a Task Is Not the Same as Being Able to Stay Focused and Finish It You understand what you are supposed to do. You know how to do it. You may even be able to start Read More
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Can Problems With Memory and Following Instructions Help Me Qualify for Social Security Disability? How Social Security Evaluates Your Ability to Understand, Remember, and Apply Information You may be physically capable of going to work. But what if you cannot remember what your supervisor tells you? What if someone explains a task and, a few Read More
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Can Mental Illness Qualify Me for Social Security Disability Benefits? How Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, and Other Mental Health Conditions Can Affect Your Ability to Work Many people understand that a serious physical condition can prevent someone from working. A severe back injury can prevent lifting. Heart disease may severely limit physical exertion. Neurological Read More
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Can the Insurance Company Have Me Followed by a Private Investigator? What Alabama Injured Workers Should Know About Surveillance One of the most unsettling questions injured workers ask is: I think someone is following me and taking pictures. Can the insurance company hire someone to follow me?” The short answer is: Yes. In many Alabama Read More
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When Can a Scheduled Injury Be Taken Outside the Schedule in Alabama Workers Compensation Claims? One of the most important questions in an Alabama workers’ compensation case is whether an injury is classified as a scheduled injury or a non-scheduled injury. In many cases, that distinction can significantly affect the benefits an injured worker may Read More
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Can I Receive Both VA Disability Benefits and Social Security Disability Benefits at the Same Time? Understanding How VA Disability Compensation and Social Security Disability Benefits Work Together Many veterans ask us the same question after they receive a favorable decision from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): “Can I receive both VA disability benefits Read More
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The VA Says I’m Disabled– So Why Did Social Security Deny My Claim? Understanding Why a VA Disability Rating Does Not Automatically Qualify You for Social Security Disability Benefits One of the most common questions we hear from veterans is: “The Department of Veterans Affairs found me disabled. Why did Social Security deny my disability Read More
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Repetitive Use Injuries: When Years of Doing the Same Job Become a Disability Most people think workers’ compensation begins with an accident, like in a fall or a lifting injury, but some of the most disabling injuries we see at Powell & Denny did not happen in a single moment. They happened one motion at Read More
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What Does “Jobs Existing in Significant Numbers” Mean in a Social Security Disability Case? One of the most frustrating things a Social Security Disability claimant can hear at the end of a hearing is something like this: “Although you cannot return to your past work, there are other jobs that exist in significant numbers in Read More
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