You’re hurt on the job and need help making ends meet, but arguing your case can be a long and complicated process. Fortunately, there are ways to support your claims when it’s your time to present your request. Social Security Disability Insurance and Social Security...

Suffering a disability that will prevent you from working for the foreseeable future (at least one year) can allow you to file for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits. When starting the process, you should enlist the help of not only an attorney, but also your...

Older workers in Indiana, and elsewhere, could be facing the onset of dementia, making tasks they did every day on the job for years seem more daunting. Employers must have difficult conversations with those valued employees. In turn, the employees likely will have a...

You filled out all the paperwork you needed to in order to file for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits. You went back to your doctor's office again, and again, for the records you needed. You think you made your case. Then, you hear from Indiana's Disability...

A lot of people delay filing for Social Security Disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income for one reason — they're waiting for their doctor to tell them that they're disabled and need to file for benefits. That seldom happens. Here's why. First, most...

If you are an Indiana resident suffering from a loss of hearing and can't do your job because of it, you can apply for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits. Hearing loss doesn't qualify you automatically for disability, but your doctor or a hearing clinic can...

If you have an illness or disability that means that you are unable to work as a result, it is likely that you now have the additional burden of wondering how you are going to make a living while you are struggling with your health. When you are in a position such as...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating condition that can affect a person's ability to live his or her life to the fullest. The severity of MS can very from person to person however, and because of this, a full assessment must be made before applying for any Social...

In order to qualify for Social Security disability, you need to prove that you have a disabling condition that will prevent you from working for at least a year or that you have a fatal condition. Proving that this is the case may not be entirely easy in all...

Filing for Social Security Disability benefits can be a daunting and stressful task for anyone. Even if you've done it in the past, having to file can still bring confusion and the fear that the claim will be denied by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Here...