There are lots of reasons why you may need to change or correct your name on your social security card. You may have gotten married or divorced. Perhaps you changed your last name legally and need to update your social security card. Your original social security card may contain errors of typos. If you need […]
Can My Kids Get Social Security Benefits if I Am Disabled?
If you have a family, your biggest concern is taking care of them. If something happens to you, the first thing you’re going to think about is what will happen to your kids. Whether you’re hurt on the job or an accident, being out of work can be scary. You have no idea how you’ll […]
New Orleans SSDI: Some Facts and Myths About SSDI
For over a decade, the disability lawyers here at Ascend Disability Lawyer, LLC in New Orleans have been helping Louisiana citizens obtain their Social Security disability benefits. Over the years, we have we have encountered a lot of confusion from our clients and from those seeking to apply for benefits. In this article, we thought […]
Veterans’ Disability: A Presumption of Exposure Can Help Your Claim
In this article, part one of two, we discuss evidentiary presumptions that can help veterans prove their claims. An evidentiary presumption is a legal rule that allows a fact or issue to be presumed “proven” without the need for documents or testimony. In this article, we discuss the presumptions related to exposure. In part two, […]
SSDI and Cancer Remission — Do I Lose My Benefits?
For New Orleans and Louisiana citizens, getting a cancer diagnosis can be shocking and devastating for the patient and the patient’s family. Cancer-related illnesses are the second-most common cause of death after heart-related ailments. How the cancer proceeds is, of course, a function of the type of cancer and the treatment options that the patient […]
New Orleans VA Disability and Gulf War Burn Pits
Many New Orleans and Louisiana veterans in Iraq and Afghanistan had exposure to toxic and harmful fumes and smoke emitted from burn pits. Burn pits dispose of nearly every conceivable sort of materials. Experienced New Orleans VA disability attorneys can help you in the application process if you are a veteran and you think you […]
Can I Receive New Orleans SSDI if I Also Receive Louisiana Workers’ Compensation?
In brief, the answer is “yes,” you can receive both Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and workers’ compensation benefits at the same time. However, there is an offset that reduces your SSDI payments so that the combined payment from SSDI and workers’ compensation is no greater than 80 percent of your income prior to […]
VA Disability — Thoughts on Form 4138 and Buddy Statements
Applying for a veterans’ disability rating — or appealing such a rating — is complex and often confusing. Failure is generally in the details and, if any of the details are missing, your application is likely to be denied. That being said, your local veterans’ administration benefits office (Department of Veterans Affairs) is required to […]
Vets Over 50 Higher Disability Ratings as You Age First-Time Applicants and Requesting Reevaluations
Veterans who have some level of disability related to their military service are entitled to disability benefits from the Veterans Administration (VA). Disability is NOT, however, a one-time snapshot evaluation because, as veterans age, medical and physical conditions worsen. This is part of the aging process. This has two important implications for those seeking […]
New Orleans SSDI — Glyphosate, Roundup and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
In early August 2018, a long-awaited jury trial concluded with a verdict against the Monsanto corporation regarding the possible dangers of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide made for many years by Monsanto. Then, the jury ruled in favor of the plaintiff — Dewayne Johnson, a former school groundskeeper dying of cancer — ordering […]
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