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Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Added to Compassionate Allowance List

August 8, 2009
Last month Commissioner Astrue announced that early-onset Alzheimer’s disease will now be part of the 50+ medical conditions that automatically qualify the SSD applicant for quicker claim processing. The SSA Commissioner noted: “Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease is a rapidly progressive and debilitating disease of the brain that affects individuals between the ages of 50 and 65 […]
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Update: Product Liability Bill

July 31, 2009
Great news! As an update to my blog a couple weeks ago, Senate Bill 882 Statute of Repose has passed with flying colors and will be effective on October 1 of this year. Until October 1, an injured person cannot seek recovery in a products liability case if the product that causes injury is over […]
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Texting & Driving Can Kill You

July 29, 2009
Five states in our country now outlaw the use of hand-held cellphones while driving. There are 21 states that prohibit the use by new drivers (in NC it’s under age 18)and a third of the states deny hand-held cell phones by school bus drivers (including NC). This information, as posted by the Governors Highway Safety […]
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Backlogs In Social Security Disability

The backlog of applications for SSD at the initial application stage certainly is increasing with some of it caused by the slump of the economy. The SSA projects that by 2011 another 500,000 claims will be initiated due in part to the ongoing recession. Across the country, there has been an increase in new claims […]
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SSD, SSI Benefits and Same Sex Marriages

While gay marriages may be recognized in some states, the Social Security Administration, as a Federal office, does not give them validity. The Defense of Marriage Act prohibits any acknowledgement. As such, benefits are not distributed to a spouse if there is a same-sex marriage. As a result, couples will need to consider if a […]
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