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Free downloadable E-book - The Montana Disability Lawyer

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Free downloadable e-booklet for claimants from Montana and surrounding states on appealing a denial of Social Security disability benefits. Why most applications are initially rejected. Tips for a successful appeal. Common mistakes to avoid. Answers to frequently asked questions. Free bonus: 10 lessons on appeals and the disability hearing. Filing your first appeal. Filing your second appeal. Obtaining persuasive medical evidence. Educating your treating doctor. Explaining negative test results. I Applic...

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Sitting and Standing Limitations - The Montana Disability Lawyer

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Sitting and Standing Limitations. Are Social Security benefits available in Montana for limitations in sitting and standing? In our work as Montana Social Security attorneys, we often help claimants who have postural limitations. Postural limitations include limitations in sitting, standing and walking. Another postural limitation is the inability to stoop. About the residual functional capacity for alternate sitting and standing. Standing and walking limitations. Generally, a person is expected to be ca...

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Social Security Disability Benefits for Congestive (Chronic) Heart Failure (Page 1) - The Montana Disability Lawyer

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Social Security Disability Benefits for Congestive (Chronic) Heart Failure (Page 1). Can I Get Social Security Disability Benefits for Congestive (Chronic) Heart Failure? How Does the Social Security Administration Decide if I Qualify for Disability Benefits for Congestive Heart Failure? About Congestive Heart Failure and Disability. Winning Social Security Disability Benefits for Congestive Heart Failure by Meeting a Listing. Residual Functional Capacity Assessment for Congestive Heart Failure. If your ...

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Social Security Disability Benefits for Anxiety... - The Montana Disability Lawyer

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Social Security Disability Benefits for Anxiety…. Can I Get Social Security Disability Benefits for Anxiety, Phobias, Panic Attacks, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? How Does the Social Security Administration Decide if I Qualify for Disability Benefits for an Anxiety Disorder? About Anxiety Disorders and Disability. Winning Social Security Disability Benefits for an Anxiety Disorder by Meeting a Listing. Of the Sequential Evaluation Process. See Residual Fun...

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Social Security Disability Benefits for Cystic Fibrosis (Page 1) - The Montana Disability Lawyer

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Social Security Disability Benefits for Cystic Fibrosis (Page 1). Can I Get Social Security Disability Benefits for Cystic Fibrosis? How Does the Social Security Administration Decide if I Qualify for Disability Benefits for Cystic Fibrosis? About Cystic Fibrosis and Disability. Winning Social Security Disability Benefits for Cystic Fibrosis by Meeting a Listing. Residual Functional Capacity Assessment for Cystic Fibrosis. Getting Your Doctor’s Medical Opinion About What You Can Still Do. See Residual Fu...

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Preparing for your disability hearing - The Montana Disability Lawyer

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Preparing for your disability hearing. 7 steps you can take to prepare for your Social Security disability hearing. 1 Keep track of dates of all medical treatment. 2 Get contact information for all treating health care professionals. Because it is so important our office has complete names and addresses of all treating sources, here is something you can do that will really help: Gather business cards for all the doctors, therapists, etc., who you see and use them to complete the form we will send you.

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Can you do your prior job? - The Montana Disability Lawyer

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Can you do your prior job? Will I qualify for Social Security disability benefits if I cannot perform my prior job? Under Step 4 of the sequential evaluation process. A Social Security disability claimant in Montana and elsewhere must show that he or she is unable to perform any past relevant work to qualify for benefits. Proving inability to perform past relevant work is a difficult challenge, and can be one of the tougher hurdles for a claimant and his Social Security attorney to overcome. As a result ...

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Social Security Disability Benefits for Back Pain and Spine Immobility (Page 1) - The Montana Disability Lawyer

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Social Security Disability Benefits for Back Pain and Spine Immobility (Page 1). Can I Get Social Security Disability Benefits for Back Pain and Spine Immobility? How Does the Social Security Administration Decide if I Qualify for Disability Benefits for Back Pain or Spine Impairments? About Back Pain and Disability. Winning Social Security Disability Benefits for Back Problems by Meeting a Listing. Residual Functional Capacity Assessment for Back Pain. Of the Sequential Evaluation Process. If you meet o...

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Step 2: Whether an Impairment is “Severe” - The Montana Disability Lawyer

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Step 2: Whether an Impairment is Severe. Sequential Evaluation Step 2: Whether an Impairment is Severe. The second step of the sequential evaluation process requires the SSA to determine whether your impairment is severe. In order to be severe, an impairment must reduce your residual functional capacity. No medically determinable impairments, or. Slight medically determinable impairments that impose only trivial limits on work ability. A Last Date Worked *. B Current Monthly Support. C Current Age: *.

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Advice for Appealing a Denial of Social Security Benefits - The Montana Disability Lawyer

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Advice for Appealing a Denial of Social Security Benefits. Advice for appealing a denial of Social Security disability benefits. We regularly talk to Social Security disability claimants who are discouraged by the denial of their applications. They should not feel bad, for 65% of initial applications are denied.However, the majority of claimants who appeal will ultimately be found disabled, so if you feel you cannot work you should appeal. How to appeal a denial. Completing the reconsideration forms.