Paying off student loans is difficult, and it can be even more difficult if you have a disability. However, there are some loan discharge programs designed to help people with disabilities get loan ...

Read full article: Which Social Security disability program is right for you? An attorney explains. Attorney David S. Bary looks over disability law with a colleague. Read full article: Filing for ...

Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system. When lymphoma doesn’t go into remission or recurs quickly, it can sometimes qualify as a disability. People who’ve received bone marrow transplants as ...

Some individuals with back pain may be eligible for a range of disability benefits. The eligibility requirements for these benefits may vary by state and depend on the cause of a person’s back pain.

Living with inflammatory bowel disease feels like your body has declared war against you. The constant abdominal pain, unpredictable diarrhea episodes and crushing fatigue make simple tasks feel ...

Social Security -- the social insurance program designed to provide financial security to lower-income retired workers, survivors of deceased workers, and the disabled -- can be a critical source of ...

While alcohol use disorder, formerly called alcoholism, is considered a disability, it may not qualify you for all disability-related benefits by itself. Substance use disorder affects millions of ...

There are so many misconceptions about the Social Security disability program. I’ve written a book called Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts. It puts to rest all the crazy rumors that are out ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

(WSVN) - He is a little person with a big problem. After working his whole life, the 11th surgery left him struggling to walk. He can’t work and needs disability, but can he get it? To find out, he ...

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