By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published March 16, 2022 | Posted in Social Security Disability, Workers Compensation | Tagged Tags: First Responder, PTSD, social security disability, workers compensation |
PTSD, Alabama Workers Compensation, Social Security Disability and First Responders Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental condition which develops after a person has experienced a traumatic event. There has been an increase in post-traumatic stress cases due to soldiers in the military returning home from the war front-which is totally understandable, but Read More
Read MorePTSD and Social Security Disability The other day I was reading some articles related to Social Security Disability claims, and I came across the attached article detailing how the 7th Circuit Court of Civil Appeals recently reversed and remanded a claim for disability benefits that was denied based on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In Read More
Read MoreCan I get disability benefits for Anxiety? Anxiety is a normal emotion that we all experience from time to time, but for those dealing with an anxiety disorder, what might be nothing more than a stressful time in one person’s life can be an overwhelming flood of crippling worry and fear in the life of Read More
Read MoreALABAMA DISABILITY ATTORNEYS: MENTAL ILLNESS There is no sense in having standards or guidelines if the government refuses to adhere to them. Suffering from a mental illness should not be viewed as a crime, or a judgment from God on a person for some past bad deed. Mental illness is no respecter of person, but if Read More
Read MoreIt’s heartbreaking every time you see an article about a Vet dying by suicide. In 2016, 128 Alabama veterans took their own lives, a rate of 34.2 per 100,000 people, far above the rate of 20.5 for the overall population. The things our Service Men and Women see and do, what they suffer-both physically and mentally-is Read More
Read MoreAs this article explains, anxiety is a normal emotion that we all experience from time to time, but for those dealing with an anxiety disorder, what might be nothing more than a stressful time in one person’s life can be an overwhelming flood of crippling worry and fear in the life of the person suffering with Read More
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