http://www.social-security-lawyers.net/Copyright 2004-2005 social-security-lawyers.nethttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail331.htmA&nbsp;client of mine just obtained a fully favorable decision at the Reconsideration&nbsp;level.&nbsp; In this particular case, Social Security assessed a <ATue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail329.htmLarry had worked as a pharmacy technician for over 15 years.&nbsp; This was a highly skilled job which he greatly enjoyed.&nbsp; In 2005, he began to experience confusion and problems thinking.&nbsp;&nbsp; He could no longer work, which was a source of great frustration to him.&nbsp; At theTue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail330.htmMary always wanted to be a nurse.&nbsp; She worked for 10 years as a nurse, but could no longer maintain that employment due to fatigue, pain, and poor concentration.&nbsp; She sought treatment from numerous specialists, none of whom could figure out what was really wrong with her.&nbsp; TheTue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail325.htm"Well, I had a brain aneurism, which was a bleeding aneurism…I really couldn’t read and my leg, which is still, I have some trouble with it. But, I’m very slowly getting better. I couldn’t believe that they… automatically turned me down. . . . we were certainly not gettingThu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail326.htm"My biggest problem is fatigue. Unfortunately, people with MS aren’t considered disabled. Because the disease is so vague, a lot of times they’re just pushed aside…it’s very frustrating when you’re in the&nbsp;beginning steps to it. Should I file? Should I not file? Am I qualified? Am IThu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail327.htm"Well, I was in a lot of pain. I had already had two discs that had ruptured… They weren’t touching on the nerve endings, but I was in a lot of pain. I couldn’t sit. I couldn’t stand. I knew I had to do something because I couldn’t work. If it wasn’t for you, I definitely wouldn’t haveThu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail328.htm"Well I had multiple issues…my knees are bad, my back is bad. I would drag myself to work and then I’d have to come home early a lot of times. When you go in and talk to these people…it’s like they’re doing you a favor. Without you I really couldn’t have done it, to be honest with you. IThu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail324.htmBeverly called our office one week before her hearing in June of 2008.&nbsp; She had never worked outside of her home.&nbsp; She raised two children.&nbsp; Her husband recently filed for divorce after 15 years of physical separation.&nbsp; He wanted to marry his&nbsp;girlfriend of nearly 5Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail320.htmMrs. Robertson wrote to us saying: " To say thank you is just not enough.&nbsp; When we opened that letter that said the Judge had found in my husband's favor, I could not believe it..I had to keep reading it, then had my daughter read it.&nbsp; We have fought so hard...I breathed, seemed likeWed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail321.htm&nbsp;A 25 year old woman contacted our office shortly after receiving a denial on her initial application. She was claiming disability due to extreme fatigue due to Fibromyalgia.&nbsp; At the hearing before the Administrative Law Judge, we presented a Doctor who testified about our clientsWed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail322.htm&nbsp; A 48 year old client recently was awarded SSDI benefits due to depression that had caused this person to stop working in 1996.&nbsp; He contacted our Firm after applying for disability in 1997 and his case had to go to Federal District Court twice before he was finally awarded benefitsWed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail319.htmAfter getting out of the service this Vet&nbsp;had severe behavioral probelms which he refused to acknowledge and even after being referred to a shrink at the VA, he said he was fine.&nbsp; That record came back to haunt him when he filed for disabilty benefits years later&nbsp;and wasFri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail317.htmThere is considerable medical&nbsp;controversy&nbsp;as to whether&nbsp;someone who has been properly treated for Lyme Disease can&nbsp;continue to harbor the organism, and suffer debilitating symptoms. One of my clients received treatment from a neurologist who kept up with the researchTue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail318.htmClient was under fifty, and suffered debilitating pain as a result of failed back surgery syndrome. Unfortunatley he drew an administrative law judge who rarely awards claimants under fifty who are disabled due to back pain. In this case both the client's orthopedic surgeon and pain managementTue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail312.htmThe claimant suffered from degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease.&nbsp; After two denials our office submitted additional medical records along with a brief requesting an on the record decision.&nbsp; The ALJ was persuaded of the claimant's disability and used his discretion toThu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail313.htmThe claimant was denied benefits by the ALJ.&nbsp; The federal court remanded the case back to Social Security for re-hearing.&nbsp; The claimant had moved to Minnesota and requested our help.&nbsp; He was awarded benefits at the hearing. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail314.htmClaimant suffered from bipolar disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and polysubstance abuse.&nbsp; At a spirited hearing the medical expert agreed that the&nbsp;claimant met a listing of impairment and that her drug abuse was not material to her disability.&nbsp; The ALJ awarded SSI benefits.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail315.htmThe medical expert at the hearing testified that the claimant did not meet the listing of impairment for vision.&nbsp; A cross-examination of the expert revealed that he did not have the revised vision listing.&nbsp; Additional post-hearing evidence was obtained from the treating eye doctor and theThu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail316.htmThe claimant requested help with her initial application for disability benefits.&nbsp; She suffered bladder cancer in full remission, lymphedema, and degenerative spine disease.&nbsp; Our office helped&nbsp;her fill out the forms properly, and we obtained specialized medical assessments from herThu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.social-security-lawyers.net/providers/providersListingDetail308.htm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A 50 year old woman had an unsucessfull back surgery. She was denied disability even though she had back surgery that did no take and was getting counseling as well. Six months after her appeal was filed she was awarded benefits.Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT