Last year in 2021, during the height of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Acting Social Security Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi announced the addition of twelve new conditions to the expedited Compassionate Allowances List (CAL). This is good news to residents of the greater...

Physical, mental, or other disabilities affect about 61 million Americans with a large number coming from the Memphis Metro area, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi . A significant number of these individuals are also eligible for the services of Heermans Social...

Almost everyone has at least one pre-existing medical condition. Usually, the older we get, the more conditions we have, and most Social Security Disability applicants in the Memphis metro area and mid-south region of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana are middle...

In the midsouth region of the United States and the Memphis metro area, there are several notable medical research hospitals and treatment centers. Medical technology has improved significantly since the 1990s. Cancer treatments are perhaps the best example. In the...

A long time ago in a galaxy not so far, far away, the DDS-Disability Determination Services denial rate for initial SSDI claims was only about 30 percent. The denial rate has doubled since the 1960s making Heermans Social Security Disability Law Firm, more relevant...

Just as local Social Security Disability offices were starting to open back up and work through the COVID-19 pandemic backlog, further national budget cuts forced further staff cuts. Heermans Social Security Disability Law Firm, serving clients throughout the Memphis...