A person can qualify for Social Security Disability or SSI benefits if she has suffered from an amputation or amputations. The Social Security Administration (SSA) follows a step-by-step evaluation to determine if someone is medically...
Month: March 2014
Tennessee man seriously injured and horse killed in car wreck
An early morning accident in the middle of March led to a dead horse and a seriously injured male. The car wreck happened shortly after 6.30 a.m. on a recent Friday morning in the region of the Madison and Carroll County lines. This area of Tennessee includes a great...
Federal District Court Overturns Unfavorable Decision in Social Security Disability Claim
On March 3, 2014, the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee sitting at Knoxville overturned the Commissioner's decision to deny Social Security Disability benefits to Rhonda Jackson, one of the firm's clients. The case will be remanded back to...
High-speed car wreck in Tennessee kills 2
During the early hours of the morning on a recent Thursday, two young men lost their lives in an accident involving a car and a truck. The car wreck happened on Highway 31 at an intersection near the Robertson County border with Sumner County. According to reports by...
Why Are Social Security Disability Claims Denied So Often?
In Tennessee, as well as nationally, the vast majority of people applying for Social Security Disability or SSI benefits are denied upon application. At Reconsideration, or the first appeal, the denial rates only go up. Recent statistics show...
Drugs implicated in fatal car wreck in Tennessee
A single car wreck on Wednesday, March 5, led to the death of a 40-year-old man, while the passenger in his car was seriously injured. The car wreck happened during the early evening like many other Tennessee accidents. According to reports, the accident happened...
Childhood SSI for Children with System Vasculitis
A child suffering from systemic vasculitis may qualify for Childhood SSI. The systemic vasculitides are characterized by inflammation of blood vessel walls. Vessels of any type, in any organ can be affected, resulting in a broad spectrum...
Tennessee truck accident kills 2, injures 1
Tennessee authorities reported that two men died in an accident during the early evening on a Saturday at the end of February. The accident between a semi truck and a sedan also left one person injured. According to reports the truck accident happened when the semi...