Mental health conditions can be just as disabling as physical ones
May 2023 is Mental Health Awareness Month across the country, as it has been for 74 years. It is an appropriate time to recognize and honor our clients who
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Ted Smith Attorney at Law is a legal publisher focused on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) matters. The blog provides information on disability eligibility criteria, claim processing challenges, and legal considerations for individuals facing physical and mental impairments. It addresses issues such as medical evidence evaluation, the impact of long COVID-19 symptoms on disability claims, and the administrative processes involved in securing benefits. The content aims to inform claimants about their rights and the complexities of disability law, particularly within the context of Social Security disability programs.
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SSDI: ALJ may not cherry-pick medical evidence to deny claims
When the Social Security Administration (SSA) reviews the medical evidence supporting a claim for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, it has long been required that the decisionmaker consider the entire record as a whole.
When SSA fails to meaningfully…
SSDI claims processing times even longer since COVID-19
The Social Security Administration (SSA) for decades has been notoriously slow in its processing of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applications. Ill and injured claimants who cannot work may languish for months and even years…
What is a disability for purposes of eligibility for SSDI?
It does not seem like the question of whether someone is disabled from working and eligible for monthly Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits should be a complex one. But the Social Security Administration (SSA) has its own definition of…
SSDI claims: Long COVID-19 symptoms can be disabling
COVID-19 has only been with us a couple of years, but it has had a devastating impact on our collective health and psyche. For some individuals, it has turned into something more than a week of being extremely sick. A…




