Bethany K. Laurence
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Getting Disability Benefits for Brain Cancer or Glioblastoma Multiforme
Most types of aggressive brain cancers qualify for Social Security disability benefits.
How Quickly Can I Get Disability Benefits for Esophageal Cancer?
If you are applying for Social Security Disability benefits on the basis of esophageal cancer, you should be able to get approved quickly.
Can I Get Disability Benefits for Having Bladder Cancer or Kidney Cancer?
Applicants for advanced stages of bladder or kidney cancer are likely to qualify for Social Security disability benefits.
Does COPD Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits?
If you have test results that show greatly reduced lung functioning, you may qualify for disability benefits.
Be Careful Not to Commit Fraud or a Similar Fault When Applying for Disability
If the Social Security discovers that you knowingly lied or misrepresented any information related to your claim for disability benefits, you may face criminal charges for fraud.
What Is the WIPA Program?
What is the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program? It provides free services to encourage and help disability recipients to return to work.
Tips for Getting Social Security Disability for Nonepileptic Seizures
This checklist of tips may be helpful for applicants who are trying to get disability benefits based on a seizure disorder.
Top Five Mistakes Made on Your Social Security Disability Decision
Learn about some of the most common errors made in disability denials (that can be corrected on appeal).
Getting Social Security Disability for Syringomyelia
When symptoms from syringomyelia affect your ability to perform the physical and mental duties of full-time work, you may qualify for disability.
How Social Security Evaluates Heart Transplant Recipients for Disability
While heart transplant recipients qualify for disability, how long they receive it depends on their complications.