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Tips on getting SSDI benefits
Sadly, when applying for Social Security Disability benefits learning what your rights are is something you learn after the fact. Even then, chances are, you may never know what you missed out on. Disability Secrets is one of the most complete web sites and will walk you through the process and explain what your rights [...]
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6 Comments » Court agrees bipolar disorder is physical and not just mental
Initially, Jane Fitts had been paid disability benefits because her bipolar condition prevented her from working. After 24 months of receiving disability payments they suddenly stopped. The reason given is that the insurance company considered the bipolar disorder a ‘mental illness’ and as such she is no longer entitled to disability benefits. Fitts sued. The [...]
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Drug companies declare war on “Sicko”
Release of Michael Moore’s, Sicko is a week away and drug companies prepare to counter attack claims made in the film. They feel the American health care system has been unjustly characterized as ‘sick.’ One issue they have with the film is that Moore doesn’t pin down what works and what needs to be improved. [...]
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Denied, Disability Insurance, Fraud, Insurance, Insurance Claims, Medical Issues, Veterans, Workers Comp SSDI process for psychiatric applicants
In 1996 slightly less than half of all Social Security disability claims were approved. Of the claims that were approved approximately 28% of them were for mental disorders. Every year there is an increasing number of SSDI psychiatric claims. The problem is because few psychiatrists feel competent in making a determination to render a professional [...]
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Iraq contractors denied mental health benefits
A Los Angeles Times investigation reports that U.S. contractors working in Iraq and Afghanistan are often denied psychological injuries, like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Insurance companies fight psychological disability claims by calling into question the expertise of doctors who make such a diagnosis. An insurance psychiatrist specializing in pharmacological research denies psychology as “baloney.” A [...]
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Denied Man receives 25 years social security back payment
Robert Kram had been awarded Social Security disability benefits for chronic schizophrenia starting in 1970. In 1982 his monthly payments ceased because a policy initiated by President Reagan determined that Kram’s condition had significantly improved. Living with his parents neither Kram, nor his parents, knew how to appeal the decision. Finally, in 1995, his sister [...]
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Denied Veteran denied claim because of missing paperwork
A Marine is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and given an “administrative separation.” The VA medical center loses his paperwork and he resubmits it–4 times! Finally, he’s denied benefits. He was told that the injuries were not compensable or service-connected. When the Marine asked why his injury did not qualify he was told, “…because they [...]
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Genetic test may affect your ability to be insured
The laws vary from state to state. The Federal government has proposed laws, but today nothing is definite. Currently there are no laws that specifically address the issue of an insurance company denying you a policy based on the genetic test results. Your doctor recommends a genetic test to help determine your susceptibility to particular [...]
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Denied Military lawyer feels soliders are being denied benefits unfairly
A Fayetteville, NC solider wins VA health-care benefitsafter fighting years to receive them. The first ruling was before the Walter Reed Army Medical Center scandal came to light. The favorable ruling came in the wake of the scandal and his attorney, Mark Waple, feels that it is not a coincidence that the favorable ruling came [...]
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