The dawn of the New Year brings with it an increase in the benefit checks for millions of recipients of Social Security benefits. This includes retirees, but also includes some individuals receiving disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income.Chances are you...

We’ve said it before in our Saint Louis Social Security Disability Law Blog; obtaining Social Security disability benefits involves much more than checking a box next to a disorder. Obtaining SSD benefits involves not only proving that one has a disability, but...

There is a rare disorder called Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome, also known as Widespread Pain Syndrome, Pain Associated Disability Syndrome and even Diffuse Idiopathic Pain Syndrome. It goes by a number of different names, but it describes the same thing:...

Back, neck and spine injuries are serious injuries that could leave an individual out of work for a significant period of time. In some cases, an injury may affect an individual's ability to work for a year or even more. Those that suffer an injury of this type may be...

Readers of our Saint Louis Social Security Disability Law Blog have probably heard the warning that statistics can be as misleading as they are helpful. Statistics certainly help explain some very important phenomena and issues. They can also be manipulated or...

Filing for disability benefits is rarely considered an easy road. The process requires detailed proof of a disability, and failure to include any necessary documentation could result in a denial. In cases involving impairments such as depression, anxiety,...

Inflation is a term that is used in relation to economics to describe the gradual increase in the cost of goods and services over time. It doesn’t require a course in economics for those in St. Louis that rely on Social Security disability benefits to understand...

Across the nation, safety experts have been discussing the need to better protect the minds of high school, college and professional athletes. Researchers have found that repetitive concussions and even singular severe trauma to the head can cause significant damage...

Nov. 5 is voting day, but some people are finding that casting their constitutionally protected vote isn’t that easy. Knowing that this is a Saint Louis Social Security Disability Law Blog, it isn’t that hard to figure out that we are talking about voters...

We wrote in our prior post about a documentary that captured the very unique story about an incredible boy diagnosed with progeria. The television documentary was a rare look into the personal life of someone living with a disability. On the other end of the spectrum,...