Winning Disability Benefits for a Mental Disorder
Was your disability claim for a mental disorder denied by Social Security, an insurance company, or the VA? Do you worry your monthly LTD benefits might be terminated? As a national disability benefits law firm, a large portion of the cases we handle involve mental health-related claims. Mental illness affects every walk of life and every profession. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness. Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Not everyone with mental health issues qualifies for disability benefits. Yet severe mental disorders, or a combination of …
My Doctor Does Not Support My Mental Disability Claim. What Do I Do?
Schizophrenia Disability Claim Denial Attorney
When schizophrenia disability benefits are unfairly denied, call on us. We are lawyers who help schizophrenia claimants nationwide appeal wrongfully denied claims to win their benefits. Instances of denied disability claims for schizophrenia are numerous. In dealings with disability insurance companies, the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), schizophrenia can be a problematic illness to prove. It is often difficult for medical records alone to establish your inability to work to earn a living. Was your claim or the claim of a loved one for schizophrenia disability benefits wrongly denied? That same claim - with proper legal …
How Can You Win Social Security Disability Benefits for Psychotic Disorders using SSA Listing 12.03?
If you believe that you suffer from a paranoid, schizophrenic, or other psychotic disorders, it is possible you will qualify for disability benefits from Social Security. But even for someone dealing with such a serious condition, there are very specific medical requirements you need to meet. These are described in the SSA’s Listings of Impairments, which is a compendium of different disabilities and their individual definitions and criteria. Meet the criteria for a specific disability and other psychotic disorders, and you automatically qualify for benefits. Fail to meet the criteria, and you will have to go the alternate route of proving …
VA Disability: 8 Categories of Compensable Mental Disorders (Update 2023)
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Definition of Important Terms in Mental Disorder VA Claims
When dealing with VA claims regarding mental disorders, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs uses a certain specialized language. In order to more effectively argue mental disorder claims, a veteran and the VA disability attorney who represents them should make themselves familiar with some of these special terms. Here are some common terms that anyone involved with VA claims should learn: Amnestic: Causing loss of memory. Axis: One of the 5 different types of problems a person making VA claims for a mental disorder may have. Axis I: Clinical disorders. Axis II: Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation. Axis III: General Medical Conditions. Axis IV: Psychological and Environmental …