Disability and Diseases

Does Spina Bifida Qualify For Disability?

Spina Bifida can be devastating for newborns and parents. As people with Spina Bifida age, they must live with the complications of the disease. If your child was born with Spina Bifida or if your own Spina Bifida has stopped you from working, you need to consider applying for Social Security Disability. The Bishop Law [...]

Social Security Disability for Oligodendroglioma

Will you be found disabled by the Social Security Administration because you have been diagnosed with Oligodendroglioma? Honestly, it depends on what kind of Oligodendroglioma and how severe your symptoms are. The Bishop Law Firm represents Social Security Disability clients in Raleigh, NC and surrounding areas. Call us today, 919-615-3095 or start your free case [...]

Arachnoiditis and Social Security Disability

This post discusses Arachnoiditis and Social Security Disability. If you or someone you care for is suffering from Arachnoiditis, continue reading for how the SSA will evaluate your claim for disability. What is Arachnoiditis? When the arachnoid, a membrane that protects the nerves of the spinal cord, becomes inflamed it causes severe stinging, burning pain [...]

Low Back Pain and Social Security Disability

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya4SlF1uG3A This post discusses low back (lumbar) pain and Social Security Disability. If you are having cervical (neck) pain read about Cervical Radiculopathy. Back problems affect many Americans. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center: "About 60 - 80% of the adult U.S. population has low back pain, and it is the [...]

Social Security Disability for Ehlers-Danlos

If you are unable to work due to Ehlers-Danlos (EDS), read our post for how SSA will evaluate your claim for disability benefits. The Bishop Law Firm has represented disability clients in North Carolina since 2009 and we do not get paid unless we win. Call us today for a free case review, (919) 615-3095. [...]

Social Security Disability for Sjögren’s syndrome

If you or someone you care for is unable to work due to Sjögren’s syndrome, read on for how SSA will evaluate your claim for Social Security Disability benefits. The Bishop Law Firm has represented disabled clients in North Carolina since 2009 and we do not get paid unless we win. Call us today for [...]

Disability Benefits for Antiphospholipid Syndrome

If you are unable to work due to Antiphospholipid Syndrome (Hughes Syndrome), read on for how SSA can evaluate your claim for Social Security Disability benefits. The Bishop Law Firm represents Social Security Disability clients in Raleigh, NC and surrounding areas. We do not get paid unless you win and we offer free case reviews [...]

COVID 19 & Social Security Disability

The COVID 19 pandemic is an unwelcome visitor into our daily lives. For some individuals, it will cause mild symptoms and pass quickly, but for others there can be severe long term affects. This post attempts to address how SSA will evaluate a claim for Social Security based on COVID 19. Social Security Disability Benefit [...]

Social Security Disability for Mast Cell Activation Syndrome

This post discusses how SSA will evaluate your claim for Social Security Disability if you have been diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). The Bishop Law Firm represents Social Security Disability clients in Raleigh, NC and surrounding areas. We do not get paid unless you win and we offer free case reviews by phone, [...]

SSA Disability for Myotonic Dystrophy

While we have written before about Muscular Dystrophy, this post specifically discusses SSA Disability for Myotonic Dystrophy. If you or someone you care for is unable to work due to DM read on for how the Social Security Administration will evaluate your claim for disability benefits. Myotonic Dystrophy (a.k.a. dystrophia myotonica, myotonia atrophica or myotonia [...]