Stand by for news! A new client informed me that Paul Harvey had died. Why was I talking to my new client about Paul Harvey when we were discussing her disability case? I knew that if she had heard radio legend Paul Harvey’s show, The Rest of the Story, she could learn and understand an [...]
Entries Tagged as 'hearing'
“The Rest of The Story” Man Dies
March 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Attorney Representation, General, Hearings
Tags: Disability·hearing·Social Security Disability·SSA·testifying
What Is Your Level of Pain?
February 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Hearings, Medical Impairment, Medical Treatment
That is what the nurse was asking me recently as I lay in my hospital bed after my surgery. She wanted me to rate my pain from 0 to 10. I had pushed the button for the nurse and asked her for another morphine shot. I knew it was time to have it by the [...]
Tags: Disability·hearing·Medical Impairment·Medical Treatment·Pain·Social Security Disability·SSA·testifying
The Whole Truth
July 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Attorney Representation, General, Hearings, Medical Impairment, Rules, SSA
Sometimes claimants forget that in the questions that Social Security asks, they are always really asking: “how does your medical impairment keep you from working?” Social Security asks a lot of questions about what you do during the day. These types of questions are about your activities of daily living. The idea is that if [...]
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