According to a new study from Ipsos Global Public Affairs, the vast majority of married couples say their partner is the greatest source of happiness in their lives. But, for those receiving certain Social Security benefits, marital bliss may come at a high price....
The Disability Insurance Benefits program provides disability benefits for regular workers who become disabled from working. Along with additional eligibility requirements, disability benefits are based on a person's work history. Many DIB applicants are initially...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is largely known as an anxiety disorder that comes about after a person has seen or experienced a major traumatic event. Such an event typically involves a severe injury, a criminal event or a possibility of death. Examples of...
Michigan residents seeking disability benefits may have it a little easier with the implementation of a new information network. The South East Michigan Health Information Exchange (SEMHIE) is now operational, and will help in expediting the transmission of health...
Have you applied for Social Security Disability benefits and been denied? Did you know that the majority of applications are initially rejected even though many of those claims support disability? If your initial claim has been denied, you still may have a good shot...
These days, many Americans know someone who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, or at least know someone whose elderly relative has been diagnosed with the illness. According to a report recently published in Neurology, those numbers are likely to increase at a...
After years of being considered by many physicians as a "made-up" condition or one that was "all in the head" of sufferers, fibromyalgia has finally been legitimized and accepted by the medical community. To that end, it has also been recognized as a debilitating...
When some type of medical condition prevents you from working on a long-term basis, you may be entitled to Social Security Disability benefits if you have a significant enough work history and have paid into the system through payroll deductions. Yet, it can be hard...
No one ever wants to encounter a situation in which a serious medical condition, illness, or injury prevents them from being unable to work and earn a living. But, to a certain extent, disabling conditions are a fact of life. If you or a loved one is facing this...
If you know of someone who has applied for Social Security Disability benefits, you know that the approval process can be lengthy with many applications being rejected. However, the difficult approval process has apparently not been much of a barrier to many...