Category: Social Security Disability

It is an odd challenge when accepting certain benefits results in the modification or suspension of other benefits. When facing this challenge, individuals must ultimately weigh the pros and cons of making such a switch. But sometimes, the transition is not voluntary. As a result of caps, limits, durations and other benefit...

Individuals who are aged 65 or older, are blind or are otherwise disabled may qualify for a helpful federal benefit commonly referred to as SSI. Supplemental Security Income can help qualified individuals with limited income make their ends meet. However, not everyone on SSI must be so aged or otherwise disabled that they...

Some individuals in Maryland rely on Social Security Disability Insurance benefits because a disability prevents the individual from working. It is also not unusual for such a disability to render an individual unable to completely care for themselves. The level of reliance on outside help can vary, but a large population of...

Supplemental Security Income or SSI is a Social Security disability program that provides basic subsistence benefits for disabled children or those who are blind, over 65, or permanently disabled, but don't qualify for the larger Social Security Disability Insurance program. The reason the vast majority of SSI beneficiaries don't qualify for SSDI...

Some individuals in Maryland that are unable to work because of a debilitating condition desperately need financial assistance but are reluctant to pursue available avenues. Why? Unfortunately, there is a level of stigma propagated by uninformed parties and biased media surrounding the receipt of benefits. It is important to address these issues...

In our last post, we discussed the manner in which research is underway that could mean an ability to identify genetic markers of mental illnesses. However, in some mental illnesses, the condition is brought about by trauma to the brain. Very often, veterans with traumatic brain injuries develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Additionally,...

There is no blood test for depression like there is for many other crippling illnesses that prevent individuals in Maryland from being able to work. However, simply because it is not as easy to identify through a blood test or something similar in no way diminishes the struggle that individual is made...

Unfortunately, many individuals that file for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits in Maryland will have their claim initially denied. A denied claim is usually issued not because the filer does not need the benefits, but because they did not have enough evidence, the proper medical documentation or there was some...

There are thousands of individuals that struggle with some sort of disability in Maryland. Very often, such disabilities inhibit individuals from being able to hold a job. Thereby some individuals in Maryland are unable to earn an income to cover even their basic costs of living because of their disability.

Individuals that struggle with disabilities at times find that they are unable to care for themselves without assistance. Not all families are able to provide housing or the necessary funds to be able to adequately support the individual either. There is a clear need for support and housing for individuals in Maryland...