Personal Injury Law

Bipolar Disorder And Social Security Disability Benefits
Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder which results in extreme emotional changes and mood swings. Most people with Bipolar disorder alternate between extreme ?Highs? (in which their mind races and they sometimes engage in bizarre and irrational behavior) to deep Lows? (in which they have suicidal thoughts and unhappiness)...

Bipolar Disorder, Disability Benefits, Going Back to work and Disability Activists
You know, I tend to get very irritated when I come across blogs run by so-called disability activists who know nothing about the social security disability adjudication process but, yet, trumpet things like disability benefit work incentives and the ticket to work program...

What does Social Security Disability consider a Mental Impairment
Social Security considers any mental condition that limits an individual?s ability to perform substantial work activity to be a mental impairment. Consequently, mental conditions such as depression, anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders and many others are all considered to be mental impairments by the Social Security

Social Security Disability SSI and Bipolar Disorder

D.C. Circuit Addresses Scientific Questions About Bipolar Disorder
Fitts v. Unum Life Insurance, 07-7097 (D.C. Cir., March 28, 2008) Like insurance coverage disputes, employee benefits cases are usually too dull for words. But this employee benefits case highlights an interesting scientific question: is bipolar disorder a physical or mental illness? Jane Fitts was a lawyer for Fannie Mae until her bipolar disorder made it impossible [...

Social Security Disability and Seizures, Epilepsy
Disability Benefits can be difficult to win on the basis of seizures for this reason. The seizure disorder listing (in the social security disability list of impairments, the blue book) is fairly specific about the need to have A) a documented frequency of seizures and B) these seizures must occur despite adherence to prescribed treatment...

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 3
Other Benefits

Worker's Compensation Laws Overview
Protect Workers From Injuries with plans that cover medical expenses and long-term or permanent disabilites

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 4
Where to get help

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 2
Training, Healthcare, and Death Benefits

Rightwing Extremism
Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment

Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and Social Security Administration
allegedly denied social security insurance to disabled and elderly immigrants.

Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits
Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits

Social Security Class Action Launched
to Reinstate Wrongfully Terminated Payments

LINA - Cigna Life Insurance Company of North America Disability Claims
LINA Insurance alleging violations of disability insurance claims.

Metoclopramide
Associated with Development of Movement Disorder

Horizon Blue Cross
Eating Disorder Settlement Finalized