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Introduction Can you work while you apply for or receive Social Security disability benefits? In some cases, yes. In this article.

Applying for Social Security Disability benefits can be a complicated and lengthy process. Attorney representatives play a key role in assisting with the preparation and appeals of these claims.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder that features a pattern of unwanted thought, fears, or obsessions that leads you to engage in repetitive behaviors or compulsions.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal disability program that provides monthly benefits to disabled adults and children who have low income and resources.

At the LaPorte Law Firm, we want to make sure you are prepared for your Social Security disability application, appeal, or hearing to give you the best shot at witting your claim. Gathering up all of your medical records can be one of the most important but intimidating tasks of the SSDI and SSI process.

In a recent ruling, The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the Social Security regulations in 2017 eliminated the treating physician rule. The treating physician rule allowed the adjudicator to weigh medical opinions based on the extent of the doctor’s relationship with the claimant.

Recently, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling that confirmed Congress can continue to exclude residents of Puerto Rico from receiving SSI benefits. SSI provides disability benefits to adults and children who have low income and resources.

If you get Social Security disability benefits, you still may be able to work. Here are all the questions that our clients typically ask about working while receiving disability benefits and the answers we provide.

An attorney representative will help you win your case. A study from the U.S. Government Accountability Office showed that people who had an attorney representing them were three times more likely to win their case than people who did not.

ATTORNEY TERRY LAPORTE ACHIEVES RECERTIFICATION IN SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY LAW WITH THE NATIONAL BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCACY

The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is pleased to announce that Terry LaPorte of the LaPorte Law Firm, has successfully achieved recertification as a Social Security Disability Law advocate.