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Seeking Social Security Disability Benefits in the New Year

By Stephen Barszcz |

While accidents, injuries, and serious and debilitating illnesses do not occur on any kind of anticipated timeline, the new year is often a time for many people to think about their current state of affairs and their ability to improve their lives. For many adults across the country, this means considering the possibility of… Read More »

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What is a Disability?

By Stephen Barszcz |

After a person has sustained a debilitating injury or has been diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition or illness, both the debilitated person and their doctors often talk in terms of disability. For example, a person who has been injured or recently diagnosed with an illness might speak about their disabling condition, or a… Read More »

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Does SSDI Include All Disability Programs?

By Stephen Barszcz |

Learning about different kinds of disability benefits and options can be overwhelming when you have recently been diagnosed with a disabling medical condition or you have been seriously injured. Given that there are so many different terms for describing public and private disability benefits, it can be hard to know how these programs vary… Read More »

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Back Pain And SSDI: When Can I Qualify?

By Stephen Barszcz |

Back pain is extremely common across the country, and people experience various types of back pain and to varying degrees for many different reasons. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, “back pain is one of the most common causes for patients to seek emergency care,” and it “causes significant rates of disability… Read More »

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Arthritis And SSDI Benefits

By Stephen Barszcz |

With either SSI or SSDI benefits, can a person qualify if they have been diagnosed with arthritis? In particular, if your arthritis is so severe that you cannot do your job, will you qualify for disability benefits? Our Social Security disability lawyers can tell you more about arthritis and disability benefit claims. Does Your… Read More »

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Can I Apply For SSDI Benefits On Behalf Of Someone Else?

By Stephen Barszcz |

Many disabled adults in the U.S. cannot care for themselves, so a family member often becomes the caregiver for that disabled adult. Caregiving can be an extremely difficult task, and it often requires the caregiver to assist the disabled adult with a wide variety of matters that range from activities of daily living to… Read More »

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No time limitations on claim for schedule award

By Stephen Barszcz |

The calculation of your rate of pay will determine the amount of every payment that you will ever receive from the OWCP. All wage loss payments and any schedule award payment you get will be based upon the calculation that they make regarding your rate of pay. Any miscalculation on the low side could… Read More »

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Is your rate of pay correct?

By Stephen Barszcz |

The calculation of your rate of pay will determine the amount of every payment that you will ever receive from the OWCP. All wage loss payments and any schedule award payment you get will be based upon the calculation that they make regarding your rate of pay. Any miscalculation on the low side could… Read More »

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Schedule award lump sum may delay second award

By Stephen Barszcz |

The law provides that a schedule award should be paid out every four weeks until the entire payment of the award is made to the injured worker. If, for instance, a claimant received an award letter advising of 40 weeks of compensation, he would receive a total of 10 payments made every four weeks…. Read More »

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The basics

By Stephen Barszcz |

To be entitled to continuation of pay, a person must have; (1) a traumatic injury which is job-related (2) file Form CA-1 within 30 days of the date of the injury (3) begin in time from work due to the traumatic injury within 45 days of that injury. The law is very specific that… Read More »

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