Social Security Disability

Most people associate dementia with Alzheimer’s disease, which typically strikes people in their senior years after they’re retired. However, dementia is a symptom of a number of medical conditions that can affect people while they’re still in their working years....

Disability benefits are typically the last line of defense for people in difficult circumstances. They may try seeking out medical treatment to control their symptoms. Some people even change jobs to maintain their financial independence. For those with truly...

There are many well-paid blue-collar professionals working in Michigan. The state has well-developed industrial and manufacturing sectors. Many workers with marginal educations can obtain positions that provide them with competitive wages and reasonable benefits....

Working adults make contributions to Social Security with every paycheck they receive. Small business owners and self-employed professionals make estimated payments that include Social Security contributions. People sometimes make claims against what they contributed...

Working individuals in Michigan make numerous payroll tax contributions with every check they earn. They send some money to the state and some to the federal government. There also typically make sizable contributions to the Social Security Administration (SSA), which...

When you’re disabled and unable to work, the wait to get your Social Security Disability (SSDI) application approved can be excruciating. The official processing time for an initial application has ballooned from four months to seven in the last few years (and those...

For many people, the prospect of applying for Social Security Disability can be a daunting process, and whether you filed with an attorney or on your own, your odds of being approved for benefits on your initial application can be challenging. With a less than 40%...

Your ailment is worse than you imagined and prevents you from working. It will take some time to recover, or you may never recover at all. Clearly, you understand that you are a candidate for Social Security disability (SSD) benefits. Guidance is essential in this...

When you applied for Social Security disability benefits, you thought you did everything to ensure you would receive those much-needed monthly benefits. You knew that your ailment prevented you from working for at least a year and that it likely qualified you for the...

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - A former Michigan State Police trooper is awarded more than $6,000,000 by a jury, after he claimed he was forced to retire because he lost his sense of smell. The attorneys for 57-year old-Kevin Amenson say he had an unblemished record...