Obesity, the “complex, chronic disease characterized by excessive accumulation of body fat,” is an impairment for which individuals can receive Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, provided certain criteria are met....
The National Institutes of Health released a study which finds that people with diabetes are at a higher risk to have difficulty performing daily activities and have higher chances of becoming disabled. The incidence of diabetes in the population has more than doubled...
SSD practitioners have been seeing an increasing number of Medical Examiners (MEs) and Vocational Experts (VEs) testifying at hearings via telephone. Telephonic testimony was admitted by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) despite concerns of unfairness raised by...
July 26, 2013 marks the 23rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In honor of the ADA birthday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebellius, released a statement saying, “The ADA has assisted millions of people...
Elliott Andalman attended a White House reception with his wife, Martha Bergmark, on Aug. 1, 2013, that celebrated the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRL). The LCCRL was created at the request of President...
