Tag Archives: Benefits
Maryland Workers’ Compensation Dependency Benefits – The 2011 Legislation
As of October 1, 2011, Maryland’s manner of compensating dependents of employees who die due to injuries or diseases sustained as a result of their job has changed! The new law will immediately impact all employees and their dependents other than employees of municipal corporations or counties that have a right to claim their:… Read More »
Crohn’s Disease And Ulcerative Colitis As Basis For Social Security Disability
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are both included in a larger set of conditions known collectively as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Over the years I have assisted many clients obtain social security disability benefits on the basis of their IBD alone. In this post, I discuss these conditions as well as how the conditions… Read More »
Back Problems: The Most Common Source Of Disability Claims
If your back has ever “went out,” you understand just how devastating back problems can be. In my practice, impairments involving the spine are the single most common disabling condition. What follows below is my legal (as opposed to medical) understanding of back problems and my strategies to obtain disability benefits as a result… Read More »
Car Crash Case Study Part I
Not long ago, I had a case where a husband was driving in Baltimore City on a Saturday morning with his wife in the front passenger seat. As the husband approached an intersection, he faced a green light. At the same time and place, on the intersecting street, another motorist (other guy) approached the… Read More »
Case Study Part II: The Husband
As you recall, we were following a husband and wife involved in a motor vehicle accident. The husband had immediate pain in his neck at the scene of the accident. The pain was not severe so he decided to go home, take some Advil, and see how he felt the next morning. When he… Read More »
Case Study Part III: The Wife
The wife’s case was a bit more difficult than the husband’s. Although she felt pain immediately in her neck and shoulder, she did not go to the emergency. When the pain increased the following day, she figured Advil and hot showers would be sufficient. After about two or three weeks, she decided that she… Read More »