Medical Evidence Needed For Disability Benefits Claim There are many sources of evidence you will submit to support your claim for disability but by far the most important is the medical evidence. Get Copies Of All Medical Records You must take care to get copies of your records from all the doctors and other …
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Choosing The Right Attorney Is So Important A client came to see me who had been denied workers’ compensation benefits. He consulted another attorney (who actually worked for his union) who told him he did not have a case because he fell at work after he reported being dizzy from low blood pressure. After I …
Most people never think about being unable to work or the devastation caused by losing an income. When an unexpected injury or illness happens, your life as you know it changes instantly and possibly forever. You may have to seek benefits you never thought you would need, want or knew existed. Know Your Options. Overcoming …
Listen to expert Workers’ Compensation Attorney Juliane Soprano explain what a Utilization Review is, how it relates to the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation benefits process and how it may affect your claim.
When Does Mental Illness Mean Disability? Many clients over the years have contacted our office looking for help as a result of mental health issues. If the condition is severe, the person may qualify for Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income benefits. If the condition occurred as a result of a physical or mental …
If you are a company located outside of Massachusetts that does work in Massachusetts, you must carry workers’ compensation insurance. The Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) performs routine investigations at work sites around the state to ensure that employers have valid workers’ compensation policies in effect to cover any workplace injuries. If a DIA investigator …
“How Some Legal, Medical and Judicial Professionals Abused Social Security Disability Programs for the Country’s Most Vulnerable: A Case Study of the Conn Law Firm.” If the 60 Minutes story by Steve Croft which aired on CBS on October 6, 2013, had mirrored the title of the report, there would not have been many complaints. …
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Q: Will my Social Security payment be affected if the federal debt ceiling is not raised? A: “Unlike a federal shutdown which has no impact on the payment of Social Security benefits, failure to raise the debt ceiling puts Social Security benefits at risk.”
Many clients wait to hire an attorney or never hire one at all because they do not know how they will afford it. Frequently, clients call in an “emergency” situation and are relieved to learn that we offer free consultations and in Workers’ Compensation and Social Security cases we charge what is called a “contingent …
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ODAR (Office of Disability Adjudication and Review) discontinued activities during the federal government shut down: We have heard that, although the Boston ODAR Judges will report for duty and all hearings already scheduled will go forward, it will be with extreme limited staff. This will result in delays. You may be able to contact the …
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