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Can I recover Social Security disability benefits after a serious injury, or is it just for people diagnosed with illnesses?

Who should provide the medical documentation of my neurological condition necessary for obtaining SSDI benefits in Lincoln?

I just received a letter notifying me that the disability examiner evaluating my disability benefits claim has scheduled a consultative medical examination (CME). Is this a good thing or a bad thing for the outcome of my case?

A friend mentioned that while I’m building my Sarpy County disability benefits application, I should go into “a lot of detail” about my medications. What sort of information should I give about my medications?

I went to see my doctor about applying for Social Security disability benefits in Bellevue, but he didn’t seem willing to help, saying that it would take up too much time. I wasn’t sure how to respond. Do you have any advice?

I’m preparing to file for Social Security disability benefits in Omaha, but I might need to change doctors because my current one doesn’t “believe” in Social Security. How can I establish a new treating physician for my disability claim?

My symptoms are real. Why is diagnosing CFS, aka Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, so hard?

I’m preparing for my Fremont disability claim appeal hearing in a few months and read somewhere that getting letters from someone who knows me might help my case get approved. Who should I consider asking to write an affidavit letter?

Where is the vocational expert at my Sarpy County disability claim appeal getting the information about the duties necessary to perform my past jobs? Is it possible that she might have information that doesn’t match my experience?

If the vocational expert believes that there is a different kind of work I might be able to perform during his or her testimony at my Bellevue SSDI benefits appeal hearing, how much information is he or she required to give about that job?