Workplace injuries are unfortunately common. When the injuries are serious, Georgia residents may find themselves unable to do their jobs and may find themselves without the income they need to live their lives. Lost wages can severely impact individuals' abilities to...
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Social Security Disability
How much are SSD benefits affected by other benefits?
In the legal system, it can seem as though the simplest of issues can quickly turn into a complicated matter. This can occur when it comes to a person's ability to obtain Social Security disability benefits, as in any other area of law. For example, recently this blog...
Are disability benefits affected by other types of benefits?
As discussed last week in this blog, individuals may have tough decisions to make when an illness or injury prevents them from continuing to work. While Georgia residents may qualify for Social Security disability benefits for illness, those benefits can be impacted...
Can a person file for retirement and disability at the same time?
When Georgia residents face important decisions in their lives, it always helps to have more options to consider. The choice of one option over another, or the choice of both at once, will depend on the circumstances at issue. For example, when a person suffers a...
Does your inability to work qualify you for SSD benefits?
Many Georgia residents find a great deal of meaning in their careers. Individuals may spend years, or even decades, building and investing in their career. Given the importance a career has to a person, it can be very disheartening when the person is no longer able to...
What is the residual functional capacity?
For many Georgia residents, the legal system can be confusing and intimidating. This is understandable, as individuals typically have little in depth encounters with the legal system until they become personally involved in a case. Even if someone has had some general...
What does a vocational expert do in a SSD case?
In the legal system, everyone has their own role to play. Each piece of evidence in a case, including testimony from different witnesses, all goes together to form one whole puzzle. Recently, this blog discussed the different kinds of evidence that may be presented at...
What kind of evidence is considered at a SSD hearing?
As discussed last week in this blog, it is important for Georgia residents to have an opportunity to set things right after mistakes happen. This includes reversing an improper denial of Social Security disability benefits, which can involve multiple appeals to fix....
How can a decision denying disability benefits be appealed?
When injustices happen to Georgia residents, it is important that individuals take action to make things right. While it can be frustrating to have to correct a wrong that should not have happened in the first place, the most important thing is to make sure the right...
What is the difference between SSI and SSDI?
When times get tough for Georgia residents, it can often seem as though there is nowhere to turn for help. For instance, an inability to work because of a serious illness or injury can leave an individual with financial struggles, which can dramatically impact the...


