More Articles by Bethany K. Laurence

What Is OHO (formerly the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, or ODAR)?

OHO is the administrative office that handles Social Security Disability hearings.

Get Help From a Congressperson to Expedite Your Disability Claim

Politicians can come to your aid if you've been waiting along time for a hearing date.

How Is a Child’s SSI Payment Supposed to Be Spent?

Social Security has many rules about how you can spend a child’s SSI disability benefit.

Mental Evaluation for Social Security Disability and SSI

An overview of psychiatric and mental consultative exams.

Can I Get Disability Benefits After a Heart Attack?

I just had a coronary bypass, a few months after losing my job. Can I get disability benefits?

Social Security Disability: "Closed Period"

A closed period of benefits is when you are approved for a fixed period of disability in the past.

Social Security Disability Benefits for Schizophrenia

Disability applicants with schizophrenia must have medical records that show how they're having difficulty with focusing, handling stress, and dealing with others.

Social Security Family Maximum Benefits

Family members who were financially dependent on a disabled worker who is eligible to receive Social Security disability benefits are often eligible to receive family benefits.

Appealing a Denied Claim and a Decision by the California Workers' Comp Appeals Board

Understand what steps should be taken when appealing a workers' compensation denial in the state of California.

Filing for Social Security Disability in Nebraska

Disability approval and denial rates, SSI amounts, and contact information for disability-related offices in Nebraska.

Bethany K. Laurence

Attorney · UC Law San Francisco

More Articles by Bethany K. Laurence

Articles 281-290 out of 324