Tobacco is one of the most difficult habits to quit.  It is also one of the most common causes of severe pulmonary impairments.  Claimants filing for Social Security Disability benefits due to a severe pulmonary impairment must be mindful of the impact continued smoking can have on their claim.  The fact is that continued smoking… read more

Social Security treats blindness as a unique condition and makes many special accommodations for the legally blind. Firstly, the legal definition of blindness is vision worse than 20/200 in the better eye, or if your visual field is 20 degrees or less. If a person is blind in only one eye then Social Security will… read more