Social Security Disability Insurance claims are deceptively straightforward. Many applicants believe SSDI benefits are like any other government benefits. If you meet the minimum qualifications, the checks start coming. But SSDI is different. The initial approval rate...

Unlike money growing on trees, Social Security Disability Insurance is a federally-funded program. For the most part, it’s also a state-administered program. A state Disability Determination Services officer reviews the claim and decides if the applicant is disabled...

Chances are, if your grandmother or grandfather was mentally ill, the family probably had that person committed to a mental hospital. Back then, most scientists and medical practitioners believed that institutionalization was the best option either as a temporary or...

“Maybe you should apply for disability” is perhaps the worst thing that a patient can hear from a doctor. Typically, your job defines you. Inability to work does not just take away your ability to earn money. In a very real way, it also takes away your identity....

Heermans Social Security Law Firm is pleased to share some good news - almost two years to the day after they closed, over 1,200 Social Security Administration field offices will once again be open for business. Since offices closed, employees have handled most tasks...