“But you look so good!” Normally, this might be a compliment. To someone with fibromyalgia, it feels like an attempt to discredit the very real pain and debilitation of an illness that is all but invisible to the outside world. Our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance attorneys know that for…
Most people know that the first time they submit an application for Social Security Disability Insurance, there is a probability it will be rejected. More than 60 percent aren’t going to get approved on their first try. What they may not realize is that beyond that point, there are many…
Winning a Social Security Disability Insurance benefits case takes time, organization, documentation and often an experienced Boston disability attorney. At the end of the day, your claim will be decided based on its own merit and also how strong the argument made in your favor. There are certain steps you…
Administrative law judges for the Social Security Disability Insurance program have filed a federal lawsuit against the administration, alleging that they have been essentially forced to approve disability claims they otherwise would not, due to unreasonable time constraints and allegedly illegal quotas. Our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance Attorneys can’t…
Let’s face it: It’s easy to attack the Social Security Disability Insurance program and those who need it. Our Boston SSDI lawyers have heard a lot in recent months about how the rolls are bloated, there’s fraud and people don’t really need this “entitlement program” anyway. For a moment, let’s…
In towing the line under the Budget Control Act, the U.S. government has been feverishly battling over what programs or individuals will most suffer with the $85 million in mandated cuts on the table. Our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance lawyers understand that the Budget Control Act, which went into…
DART Therapeutics Inc., a Massachusetts-based medical testing firm, is currently conducting research on a drug to be used for muscular dystrophy patients. The drug, called DT-200, may be able to significantly increase both muscle size and strength for individuals suffering from muscular dystrophy. Our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance attorneys…
A Social Security Disability Insurance field office located in Greenfield, just outside of Boston, was one of 19 shuttered last year, according to the Social Security Administration. Our Boston SSDI lawyers understand the agency has been aggressively seeking ways to pare down expenses and balance budgets over the last several…
A recent series of stories aired on NPR’sThis American Life and Planet Money has certainly generated a great deal of conversation. However, our Boston Social Security Disability Insurance lawyers are disappointed to say that much of what the series did was continue to perpetuate misconceptions and stereotypes about this vital…
Lawmakers grappling with the issue of how to keep the federal disability insurance program fully functional for generations to come heard a novel idea recently from an analyst with the Congressional Budget Office. In a hearing before the House Ways and Means Social Security subcommittee, analyst Joyce Manchester testified that…