By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published January 15, 2025 | Posted in Social Security Disability | Tagged Tags: schizophrenia, social security disability |
By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published January 15, 2025 | Posted in Social Security Disability | Tagged Tags: schizophrenia, social security disability |
Schizophrenia and Social Security Disability Over the 30+ years in which I have handled claims for Social Security Disability benefits, I have heard many stories from family members about loved ones who suffer with schizophrenia that hurts your heart. Stories of talking and screaming at people who were not present. Running away from their home Read More
Read MoreBy William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published April 15, 2022 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Adger, administrative law judge, al, alabama, alabama disability attorneys, Alabaster, Albertville, Anniston, appointment, Ashville, Athens, auditory, benefits, Bessemer, best superior, Birmingham, birmingham social security disability attorneys, blog, Boaz, briefs, Calera, Centerpoint, Clanton, code of federal regulations, Cordova, Cullman, Decatur, delusions, denied, disability benefits, disability claim, disabled, Enterprise, Evergreen, experienced, Fairfield, Federal Court, Florence, free consultation, From the Files of Powell and Denny, Ft. Payne, Gadsden, Gardendale, Guntersville, hallucinations, Harpersville, Hartselle, hearing, Hoover Social Security Disability Lawyers, Hueytown, huntsville, huntsville social security disability attorneys, Jasper, Judge Digby, Kimberly, Leeds, Madison, martindale hubbard, medical, medical reords, mental illness, mental problems, Mobile, Monroeville, Montgomery, Morris, Muscle Shoals, New Hope, north alabama, North Alabama Social Security Disability Lawyers, Northeastern Division, Northern District, Opelika, paranoia, Patrick DIgby, Pelham, Phenix City, physicians, Powell and Denny, represent, schizophrenia, Scottsboro, Social Security Administration, social security disability, ssi, supplemental security income, Tarrant City, Toney, top, Town Creek Ardmore, Trussville, Tuscaloosa, Tuscumbia, United States, United States District Court, virtual, visual, We Work When You Can't, working, zoom |
From the Files of Powell and Denny In this week’s “From the Files of Powell and Denny” blog, I am going to review a Social Security Disability claim we had in North Alabama. Our client lived in Huntsville, AL, and unfortunately suffered from schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a mental illness which affects how a sufferer experiences Read More
Read MoreBy William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published March 30, 2022 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama disability attorneys, Alabama Social Security Disability, Albertville, anxiety, application, appointment, Ardmore, asthma, Athens, attorneys, back disorder, benefits, best, bipolar, blind, Boaz, Bridgeport, cancer, children, chronic heart disease, chronic heart failure, claims, condition, COPD, coronary artery disease, Courtland, Cullman, cystic fibrosis, Decatur, denied, depression, diabetes, disability attorney, disability claims, disabled, don't give up, Elkmont, epilepsy, experienced, Florence, free consultation, Geraldine Sand Mountain, Guntersville, Hartselle, Harvest, hepatitis, HIV, Holly Pond, Hollywood, huntsville, huntsville social security disability attorneys, ider, joint, lawyers, leukemia, Madison, martindale hubbard, mental, Moulton, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, neurofibromatosis, New Hope, New Marke, north alabama, North Alabama Social Security Disability Lawyers, Owens Cross Roads, Paint Rock, Powell and Denny, Priceville, PTSD, RSD, schizophrenia, Scottsboro, sickle cell, Social Security, Social Security Administration, social security disability, ssi, superior, Toney, top, traumatic head injury, Trinity, virtual, We Work When You Can't, West Point, Woodville, workers, zoon |
North Alabama Social Security Disability Lawyers The Alabama Social Security Disability attorneys at Powell and Denny have 60 years of combined experience at handling disability claims throughout North Alabama*. Our disability attorneys have successfully represented disabled workers and children suffering from numerous disabling conditions, including: Back Disorders Traumatic Head Injury Cancer Major Joint Problems Read More
Read MoreBy William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published October 26, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Adger, al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorneys, Alabaster, Albertville, Anniston, anxiety, appointment, Ashville, Athens, Bessemer, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, Boaz, Calera, Centerpoint, Clanton, Cordova, Cullman, Decatur, depression, Enterprise, Evergreen, Fairfield, Florence, free consultation, Ft. Payne, Gadsden, Gardendale, Guntersville, Harpersville, Hartselle, Hueytown, huntsville, huntsville workers' comepnsation attorneys, impairment, injury, Jasper, Job Accidents and Psychological Injuries, Kimberly, law, Leeds, Madison, martindale hubbard, mental, mental disorder, Mobile, Monroeville, Montgomery, Morris, Muscle Shoals, New Hope, Opelika, paranoia, Pelham, Phenix City, physical injury, post traumatic stress disorder, Powell and Denny, problem, psychological, psychological problem, schizophrenia, Scottsboro, superior, Tarrant City, Toney, top, Town Creek Ardmore, Tuscaloosa, Tuscumbia, virtual, We Work When You Can't, workers comp, workers compensation, workplace injury, zoom |
Job Accidents and Psychological Injuries If you work in Alabama and you suffered a workplace injury, you are most likely entitled to benefits under Alabama’s Workers’ Comp Law. Part of your rights under our Worker’ Compensation Law includes your medical treatment, and that includes treatment for psychological problems sustained as the result of a workplace Read More
Read MoreBy William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published October 14, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Adger, al, alabama, alabama disability attorneys, Alabaster, Albertville, Anniston, appointment, Ashville, Athens, attorney, benefits, Bessemer, best, Birmingham, birmingham social security disability attorneys, Boaz, Calera, Centerpoint, child, Childhood Schizophrenia, Clanton, code of federal regulations, Cordova, Cullman, Decatur, disability attorney, Enterprise, Evergreen, experienced, Fairfield, Florence, free consultation, Ft. Payne, Gadsden, Gardendale, Guntersville, Harpersville, Hartselle, Hueytown, huntsville, huntsville social security disability attorneys, Jasper, Kimberly, lawyer, Leeds, listing, Madison, martindale hubbard, Mobile, Monroeville, Montgomery, Morris, Muscle Shoals, New Hope, Opelika, Pelham, Phenix City, Powell and Denny, questions, right, schizophrenia, Scottsboro, Social Security, social security disability, ssi, superior, Tarrant City, Toney, top, Town Creek Ardmore, Tuscaloosa, Tuscumbia, virtual, We Work When You Can't, zoom |
Childhood Schizophrenia As is my wont, the other morning I was reviewing sites related to our work as Alabama Disability Attorneys, and I came across the attached article which dealt with childhood schizophrenia. While cases of childhood schizophrenia are rare-they do unfortunately exist, and can be devastating for families. We have seen it in cases we Read More
Read MoreBy William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published March 31, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama disability attorneys, attorney, benefits, best, Birmingham, birmingham social security attorneys, Can I get disability benefits for Schizophrenia, delusions, disabiled, disability attorney, experienced, hallucinations, huntsville, huntsville social security disability attorneys, lawyer, listing, martindale hubbard, mental illness, paranoia, Powell and Denny, schizophrenia, Social Security, Social Security Administration, social security disability, ssi, superior, top, We Work When You Can't |
Can I get disability benefits for Schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a mental illness which affects how a sufferer experiences reality. Some symptoms include paranoia, auditory or visual hallucinations, disorganized thinking and delusions. Severe cases lead to social and occupational dysfunction. Schizophrenia must be diagnosed by a psychiatrist, clinical psychologist or other clinicians. When filing for disability Read More
Read MoreBy William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published December 20, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama disability attorneys, anxiety, attorney, benefits, best, bipolar, Birmingham, birmingham social security disability attorney, disability, disability benefits, fear, fraud, huntsville, huntsville social security disability attorneys, lawyer, martindale hubbard, Matthew 25:40, mental, Powell and Denny, schizophrenia, Social Security, social security disability, the least of these, top, unable to work, War on the Disabled, We Work When You Can't |
War on the Disabled The recent headline read: “Trump administration proposes Social Security rule changes that could cut off thousands of disabled recipients.” It could have read “War threatened on the Disabled to pay for Tax Cuts for the Wealthy.” I mean, The Administration has to do something to pay for those tax cuts to the Read More
Read MoreBy William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published December 12, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama disability attorneys, Anderson cooper, attorney, benefits, best, child, children, delusions, disability, disabiltiy benefits, disabled, don't give up, hallucinations, hoover, hoover social security disability attorneys, huntsville, huntsville social security disability attorneys, lawyer, martindale hubbard, paranoia, Powell and Denny, schizophrenia, Schizophrenia and Social Security Disability Benefits, Social Security, social security disability, ssi, top, We Work When You Can't, work |
Schizophrenia and Social Security Disability Benefits Schizophrenia is a horrible mental illness which affects roughly 1.2% of Americans (3.2 million). According to the attached article, it is estimated that 70-80% of persons who suffer from schizophrenia fail to respond to antipsychotic treatment. That means that somewhere between 2,240,000 – 2,560,000 Americans who try to battle against Read More
Read MoreBy William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published October 26, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama disability attorneys, anxiety, asperger's syndrome, attorney. lawyer, autism, benefits, best, bipolar disorder, denied, depression, disability attorney, don't give up, experienced, hoover, hoover social security disability attorneys, huntsville, huntsville social security disability attorneys, mental, mental illness, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic attacks, paranoia, psychologial, PTSD, schizophrenia, SSDI, ssi, top |
ALABAMA 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 MoreBy William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published September 26, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama disability attorneys, attorney, benefits, best, delusions, disability attorneys, disabled, hallucinations, hoover social security disability attorneys, huntsville social security disability attorneys, lawyer, listing, paranoia, Powell and Denny, psychiatrist, schizophrenia, Schizophrenia and Social Security Disability Benefits, social security disability, ssi, top, we work when you can't experienced |
“Schizophrenia has changed my life—but it hasn’t ruined it.” This sentence is how the author of the attached article ends her piece. She deals with the very real struggles she has had with her paranoid schizophrenia, and knows that the battle will last the rest of her life-but she has not lost hope. Hope that today Read More
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