More Articles by Bethany K. Laurence

It's not easy to win a disability claim based on degenerative disc disease. Here's what a disability examiner looks for in a DDD claim.

Stomach cancer can often qualify for expedited processing for Social Security disability benefits.

Back pain resulting from a condition that's established with objective medical evidence can be disabling.

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and Hodgkin’s disease are both listed disabilities in the Social Security Administration's "blue book" of disability listings.

Your GAF score is just one piece of evidence Social Security will look at when deciding if you're disabled.

The disability freeze ignores years with poor earnings due to disability for the purposes of SSDI eligibility.

If you suffer from IBS alone, it's difficult, but not impossible, to get disability benefits from Social Security.

Whether you can get disability benefits for Crohn's disease depends on your complications.

If you've been diagnosed with MSA and it is progressing, you have a good chance of getting disability benefits.

Recurring and severe prostate problems can make it difficult to sustain a full-time job.

Bethany K. Laurence