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Stephanie O. Joy, Esq.
- Dec 28, 2021
- 2 min
Non-Compliance with Medical Advice - Detracting from your own SSD claim
Tidbits of Treasures from Around the SSD Water Fountain - Don't Sink Your Ship Unnecessarily #2: Non-Compliance with Medical Advice Things that can sink your SSD claim… ignoring or refusing medical advice (at least some forms of advice). Your doctor has suggested Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy. Or wrist braces. Or compression stockings. You, in all your wisdom, don't believe it will help. And you know it is therefore a gross inconvenience. End of story, or so you
Stephanie O. Joy, Esq.
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
Extra-Curricular Substances - Detracting from your SSD Claim
Tidbits of Treasures from Around the SSD Water Fountain - Don't Sink Your Ship Unnecessarily #1: Extra-Curricular Substances Extra-curricular substances ... Are some of the many things that can unwittingly sink your SSD/SSI claim… as least as far as some of us long term practitioners have learned through experience (with special thanks to NBI's CLEs which provides a treasure trove of valuable bits, confirming what we experience in our cases.) This is not a judgement, by the
Stephanie O. Joy, Esq.
- Dec 6, 2021
- 2 min
When A Cancer Diagnosis May Cross Paths with Social Security Disability
Note: This article is for general information only and is not legal advice to any particular reader or individual. For legal advice, you must specifically retain a lawyer. The Social Security Administration reminds us that, at times, a diagnosis of Cancer, can unfortunately lead to an inability to work and disability. Sometimes, that disability from the cancer or its difficult treatments is sufficiently durational and severely limiting at the same time, to fall within the cr
Stephanie O. Joy, Esq.
- Dec 5, 2021
- 3 min
Compassionate Allowances: Cancers, Which Ones?
Some people disabled by Cancer, depending on the type of cancer, may be able to more quickly have their claim processed and determined, by virtue of Compassionate Allowances. Note: This article is for general information only and is not legal advice to any particular reader or individual. For legal advice, you must specifically retain a lawyer. The Social Security Administration's (SSA) Compassionate Allowances (CAL) assist it to expeditiously identify medical conditions and
