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		<title>Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits After A Brain Aneurysm</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aneurysm]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A brain (cerebral) aneurysm is a weak, bulging area in the wall of an artery that supplies blood to your brain. It is also called a cerebral or intracranial aneurysm. The most common kind of brain aneurysm looks like a round berry that is attached to your artery by a tiny neck.
Some brain aneurysms are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A brain (cerebral) aneurysm is a weak, bulging area in the wall of an artery that supplies blood to your brain. It is also called a cerebral or intracranial aneurysm. The most common kind of brain aneurysm looks like a round berry that is attached to your artery by a tiny neck.</p>
<p>Some brain aneurysms are big enough to put pressure on your surrounding brain tissue. Other brain aneurysms can rupture at a weak spot in your artery wall. When this happens an area of your brain is flooded with blood. A ruptured aneurysm needs medical attention right away. It can become life-threatening, quickly.</p>
<p>Somewhere around 15 million people in the United States have or will have berry-type (saccular) brain aneurysms. This represents between 2% and 5% of the population. It is estimated that 1 in 15 people in the United States will develop a brain aneurysm during their lifetime. However, less than 30,000 of these aneurysms rupture each year. Most aneurysms do not rupture. This is especially true with the small ones.</p>
<p>A brain aneurysm can occur in people of all ages, but they are most often found between the ages of 35 and 60. Women are more likely than men to get a brain aneurysm.</p>
<p>A brain aneurysm may affect you is several ways. You may experience:</p>
<ul>
<li>Fatigue</li>
<li>Problems with thought processing or thinking</li>
<li>Difficulty with your short-term memory</li>
<li>Defects in your peripheral vision</li>
<li>A decrease in your ability to concentrate\</li>
<li>Problems with perception</li>
<li>Loss of coordination and balance</li>
<li>Sudden changes in your behavior</li>
<li>Weakness, numbness or paralysis on one side of your face</li>
<li>Having dilated pupils</li>
<li>The worst headache you have ever had</li>
<li>Sensitivity to light</li>
<li>Neck pain or a stiff neck</li>
<li>Loss of sensation</li>
<li>Double or blurred vision</li>
<li>Pain behind and above your eye</li>
<li>Vomiting and nausea</li>
<li>Fainting or loss of consciousness</li>
<li>Seizures.</li>
</ul>
<p>You or a loved one may have survived a brain aneurysm, but you may have ongoing complications as a result. These complications may have caused you to be disabled.</p>
<p>As a result, you or your loved one may need help. You may need financial assistance.</p>
<p>Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/disabilitybenefits.htm"title="Benefits of S.S." >disability benefit</a>s or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability resulting from complications of a brain aneurysm. Were you or your love one denied?</p>
<p>If you or your loved one is thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, you may need a <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/resourcesp3.htm"title="Disability Claim Lawyer" >disability lawyer</a> like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to assist and aid you in this process. This is true because people who are represented by a <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/whyuselawyer.htm"title="SSD Attorney" >disability attorney</a> are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.</p>
<p>Do not delay. Do not put this off. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.</p>
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		<title>Anxiety Disorder and Receiving Social Security Disability</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anxiety disorder is a blanket term for several different forms of abnormal, pathological anxiety, phobia and fears. Anxiety disorder refers to nervous system disorders as irrational or illogical worry not based on fact.
There are several types of anxiety disorders.  Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, phobic disorders, separation anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and stress disorders [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anxiety disorder is a blanket term for several different forms of abnormal, pathological anxiety, phobia and fears. Anxiety disorder refers to nervous system disorders as irrational or illogical worry not based on fact.</p>
<p>There are several types of anxiety disorders.  Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, phobic disorders, separation anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and stress disorders are examples of the various types of anxiety disorders.</p>
<p>An anxiety disorder is a serious condition that is characterized by several things. It is characterized by extreme, chronic anxiety which disturbs thought, mood, behavior and/or physiological activity.</p>
<p>Anxiety disorder is a large problem in the United States. About 19,000,000 adults have some kind of anxiety disorder in America according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).</p>
<p>There are many different ways that an anxiety disorder may affect you. Some of these are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Constant, chronic, unfounded worry that causes significant stress and upsets your social life</li>
<li>Avoiding common social situations for fear of being humiliated, judged or being embarrassed</li>
<li>Random, repeated panic attacks, and fear of future panic attacks</li>
<li>Feelings of approaching catastrophe and terror</li>
<li>Irrational fear or staying away from a situation, place or object where there is no real danger</li>
<li>Doing things over and over, uncontrollably</li>
<li>Recurring, ongoing nightmares or flashbacks to a traumatic event that happened several months or years ago.</li>
</ul>
<p>The effects produced by an anxiety disorder can make it hard to do normal daily activities, not to mention holding a job. An anxiety disorder may be affecting you or a loved one to the point that you are unable to work. It may be causing you or your loved one’s disability.</p>
<p>Do you or your loved one need help because of your disability? Do you need financial help?</p>
<p>Who can you turn to? Who can you look to for the financial aid that you need? Where will it come from?</p>
<p>Have you or your loved one applied for financial assistance from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/disabilitybenefits.htm"title="Benefits of S.S." >disability benefit</a>s because of the disability caused by an anxiety disorder? Were you or your loved one denied by the Social Security Administration?</p>
<p>You or your loved one may be thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If this is what you decide to do, here is something that you need to think about.</p>
<p>You or your loved one may need a <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/resourcesp3.htm"title="Disability Claim Lawyer" >disability lawyer</a> like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com to counsel and guide you in what can be a long and trying process. The reason for this being true is because people who are helped and represented by a <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/whyuselawyer.htm"title="SSD Attorney" >disability attorney</a> are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.</p>
<p>Do not wait. Do not put this off. This is something that could affect you or your loved one for the rest of your life. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.</p>
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		<title>Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia and Receiving Social Security Disability</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects your blood or bone marrow. It is evidenced by an abnormal accumulation of blood cells that are usually leukocytes (white blood cells).
Leukemia is used to refer to a variety of diseases. It is pathologically and clinically divided into groups and categories. The first division is into leukemia’s [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects your blood or bone marrow. It is evidenced by an abnormal accumulation of blood cells that are usually leukocytes (white blood cells).</p>
<p>Leukemia is used to refer to a variety of diseases. It is pathologically and clinically divided into groups and categories. The first division is into leukemia’s acute and chronic forms. Then, leukemia is divided according to the kind of blood cell that it affects. These two divisions are myelogenous and lymphocytic.</p>
<p>Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is one of the types of lymphocytic leukemia. It affects your blood and bone marrow.</p>
<p>Acute lymphocytic leukemia gets its name from the word &#8220;acute&#8221; that indicates that the disease develops rapidly and affects immature blood cells, rather than mature blood cells. “Lymphocytic” is a reference to the white blood cells that the disease affects.</p>
<p>Acute lymphocytic leukemia is also known by other names. It is also called acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute childhood leukemia.</p>
<p>Although adults, especially those 65 and over, get this form of leukemia, it is the most common form of leukemia in young children. In fact, acute lymphocytic leukemia represents 80% of all the childhood acute leukemias. Most of the cases occur in children 3 &#8211; 7 years of age.</p>
<p>There are several effects that acute lymphocytic leukemia can have on you. Some of these are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Severe or frequent nosebleeds</li>
<li>Shortness of breath</li>
<li>Fever</li>
<li>Weight loss</li>
<li>Bleeding from your gums</li>
<li>Fatigue, weakness or a general loss of energy</li>
<li>Infections that happen often</li>
<li>Skin that is pale</li>
<li>Loss of appetite</li>
<li>Swollen lymph nodes that cause lumps around and in your groin, stomach, underarm and neck.</li>
</ul>
<p>These effects caused by acute lymphocytic leukemia can be debilitating. You or a loved one may be disabled and unable to work because of this disease.</p>
<p>You may be looking for help if this is the case. You may be searching for financial help.</p>
<p>Where will that financial assistance come from? Who can you turn to? Who can and will help you?</p>
<p>Have you, on behalf of your child with disability, or your loved one applied for that financial assistance from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by acute lymphocytic leukemia? Was your child with disability or your loved one denied by the Social Security Administration?</p>
<p>You or your loved one may plan on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If this is what you decide to do, here is something for you to think about.</p>
<p>You will need a <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/whyuselawyer.htm"title="SSD Attorney" >disability attorney</a> like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com to help you in what can be a long and trying process. The reason this is true is because people who are represented by a <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/resourcesp3.htm"title="Disability Claim Lawyer" >disability lawyer</a> are approved more often than those people without an attorney.</p>
<p>Do not hesitate. Do not wait. Contact the disability lawyer at socialsecurityhome.com, today.</p>
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		<title>Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our word “aneurysm” is taken from the Greek “aneurysma”. This means, “a widening”. An aneurysm is a blood vessel that balloons outward or becomes abnormally large. Your blood vessel bulges out like a weak spot on an old worn tire when this happens. This bulge can burst and lead to death at any time. The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our word “aneurysm” is taken from the Greek “aneurysma”. This means, “a widening”. An aneurysm is a blood vessel that balloons outward or becomes abnormally large. Your blood vessel bulges out like a weak spot on an old worn tire when this happens. This bulge can burst and lead to death at any time. The larger the aneurysm is, the greater the danger is of it rupturing. </p>
<p>An aortic aneurysm happens on your aorta. The aorta is one of the large arteries that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Your aorta bulges at the site of the aneurysm. </p>
<p>Aortic aneurysms can take place anywhere along the length of your aorta. However, the majority of aortic aneurysms develop along your abdominal aorta. Most (about 90%) of abdominal aneurysms are located below the level of your renal arteries. These are the vessels that leave your aorta and go to your kidneys. About two-thirds of abdominal aneurysms also extend from the aorta into one or both of your iliac arteries. The iliac arteries are the arteries that go to your legs. </p>
<p>The most noticeable effect that an abdominal aortic aneurysm will have on you is pain. Usually this pain has a deep quality to it, as if it were boring into you. This pain is most commonly felt in your lower abdomen and back region. The pain is steady but can usually be relieved by changing position. </p>
<p>You may also experience an abnormally noticeable abdominal pulsation. Sudden onset of abdominal and back pain, shock and low blood pressure can occur with a rapidly expanding abdominal aortic aneurysm. This is also a sign of the imminent risk of rupture taking place. </p>
<p>The threat and risk of death is high with abdominal aortic aneurysm. However, you or a loved one may have survived this disorder. Because of abdominal aortic aneurysm and/or other conditions and complications, you or your loved one may be disabled and unable to work. </p>
<p>As a result, you or your loved one may be eligible to receive Social Security <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/disabilitybenefits.htm"title="Benefits of S.S." >disability benefit</a>s or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. The <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/resourcesp3.htm"title="Disability Claim Lawyer" >disability lawyer</a> at socialsecurityhome.com is the one who can best advise you about this. </p>
<p>Your or your loved one may have already applied for <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/disabilitybenefits.htm"title="Disability Benefits" >Social Security disability benefits</a> or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and been denied. You may be wondering what options are open to you, now. </p>
<p>If you or your loved one plans on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, you will need a <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/whyuselawyer.htm"title="SSD Attorney" >disability attorney</a> like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to counsel and guide you in this process. This is true because people who have a disability lawyer on their side are approved more often than those people who are not represented by an attorney. </p>
<p>Do not hesitate. This is a matter of great importance. Contact the disability lawyer at socialsecurityhome.com, today.</p>
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		<title>Ulcerative Colitis and Receiving Social Security Disability</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease. Ulcerative colitis is also a type of colitis. Ulcerative colitis is a disease of your intestine, specifically your large intestine or colon that includes characteristic ulcers or open sores in your colon.
You or a loved one may have ulcerative colitis. This disease may be the cause [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease. Ulcerative colitis is also a type of colitis. Ulcerative colitis is a disease of your intestine, specifically your large intestine or colon that includes characteristic ulcers or open sores in your colon.</p>
<p>You or a loved one may have ulcerative colitis. This disease may be the cause of your disability.</p>
<p>If this is the case, you or your loved one may need help. You may need financial assistance.</p>
<p>Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/disabilitybenefits.htm"title="Benefits of S.S." >disability benefit</a>s or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by ulcerative colitis? Were you or your loved one denied?</p>
<p>You or your loved one may decide to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you decide to do this, here is something to keep in mind.</p>
<p>You or your loved one is going to need the help and representation of a reputable <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/resourcesp3.htm"title="Disability Claim Lawyer" >disability lawyer</a> like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com in what can be a long and arduous process. The reason why this is true is because people who are represented by a reliable <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/whyuselawyer.htm"title="SSD Attorney" >disability attorney</a> are approved more often than those people who are without a lawyer.</p>
<p>Do not hesitate. Contact the qualified disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.</p>
<p>Ulceration colitis is a rare disease. About one person in 10,000 gets ulcerative colitis in North America. It is found more often in the northern areas of North America.</p>
<p>Ulcerative colitis causes chronic inflammation of your digestive tract. It is characterized by diarrhea and abdominal pain. Like Crohn’s disease, which is another inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis can be a cause of disability. It can sometimes result in life-threatening complications.</p>
<p>The most serious complication of ulcerative colitis is toxic megacolon. This is when your colon becomes paralyzed so that you cannot pass gas or have a bowel movement.</p>
<p>Other complications include liver disease, perforated colon, inflammation of your eyes, skin and joints and severe dehydration. Although ulcerative colitis is usually not fatal, there can be serious consequences.</p>
<p>The signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis vary widely according to the extent of the disease and the intensity of the inflammation. The extent of ulcerative colitis refers to how much of your colon and rectum are involved in the disease. Diarrhea, rectal bleeding and abdominal pain are some of the most common signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis.</p>
<p>Ulcerative colitis is an intermittent disease. This means that there are periods of intense illness that alternate with periods of remission. Over time, however, the severity of ulcerative colitis usually remains the same.</p>
<p>If you have a continuing change in your bowel movements or any of the following signs and symptoms, you should see your doctor. These indications are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Continuing      periods of diarrhea that do not respond to over-the-counter medications.</li>
<li>Blood      in your stool</li>
<li>An      unexplained fever that lasts longer that a couple of days</li>
<li>Abdominal      pain.</li>
</ul>
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		<title>Spina Bifida and Receiving Social Security Disability</title>
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<p>Spina bifida comes from the Latin meaning “split or open spine”. Spina bifida is a developmental birth defect that involves the neural tube. Incomplete closure of the embryonic neural tube results in an incompletely formed spinal cord.</p>
<p>In addition to this, the vertebrae overlying the open portion of the spinal cord do not fully form and remain open and unfused. This allows the abnormal portion of the spinal cord to stick out through the opening in the bones. There may or may not be a fluid filled sac surrounding the open spinal cord.</p>
<p>Spina bifida is divided into three categories: spina bifida occulta, spina bifida cystica (myelomeningocele) and meningocele. The most common location of the malformations is the lumbar and sacral areas of the spinal cord.</p>
<p>Myelomeningocele is the most serious form of the disorder. It is the kind that leads to disability in most of the people affected with the conditions. The terms spina bifida and myelomeningocele are usually used interchangeably.</p>
<p>The effects of spina bifida vary depending on the type and extent of the spinal defect. Spina bifida occulta is the mildest form of the disorder. Usually, there are no symptoms with this type of spina bifida, and no treatment is needed. In fact, many people with this kind of spina bifida do not even know that they have it. However, some effects can show up later in life.</p>
<p>With spina bifida cystica (myelomeningocele) there is the obvious spinal deformity. The unfused portion of the spinal column allows the spinal cord to protrude through an opening in the overlying vertebrae. The meningeal membranes that cover the spinal cord may or may not form a sac enclosing the spinal elements. There is usually some degree of paralysis and loss of sensation below the level of the spinal cord defect.</p>
<p>There are other effects of spina bifida. These include:</p>
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<li>Loss      of sensation</li>
<li>Ambulatory      problems</li>
<li>Loss      of muscle tone</li>
<li>Deformities      of the knees, feet or hips</li>
<li>Intense      pain</li>
<li>Problems      with bladder and bowel control</li>
<li>An      abnormality of the cerebellum, that part of the brain that plays a      significant role in integrating motor control and sensory perception.</li>
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<p>Your child with disability may have spina bifida. This may be the cause of their disability.</p>
<p>If so, you may need assistance. You may need financial help.</p>
<p>Have you applied for financial assistance on behalf of your child with disability from the Social Security Administration for Social Security <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/disabilitybenefits.htm"title="Benefits of S.S." >disability benefit</a>s or disability benefits because of the disability caused by spina bifida? If your child with disability was denied and you plan to appeal the denial, remember this.</p>
<p>Your child with disability will need a knowledgeable <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/whyuselawyer.htm"title="SSD Attorney" >disability attorney</a> to represent them in the appeals procedure. This is because people who are represented by a good <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/resourcesp3.htm"title="Disability Claim Lawyer" >disability lawyer</a> like the one at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people without an attorney.</p>
<p>Do not wait. Contact the proven disability lawyer at socialsecurityhome.com, today.</p>
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		<title>Prostate Cancer and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have prostate cancer. This disease may be why you are disabled and in need of financial assistance.
Have you applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by prostate cancer? Were you denied?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You may have prostate cancer. This disease may be why you are disabled and in need of financial assistance.</p>
<p>Have you applied for Social Security <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/disabilitybenefits.htm"title="Benefits of S.S." >disability benefit</a>s or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by prostate cancer? Were you denied?</p>
<p>If you are thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, here is something that you need to think about. People who are represented by an experienced <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/whyuselawyer.htm"title="SSD Attorney" >disability attorney</a> like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved in this process more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.</p>
<p>Do not put this off. It is far too important. Contact the established disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.</p>
<p>Prostate cancer is a cancer that begins in your prostate. Cancer is named by where it begins in your body. No matter where it may spread in your body, it is always named by where it began.</p>
<p>Your prostate is the small walnut-shaped gland in the male reproductive system that produces seminal fluid. This is the fluid that transports and nourishes sperm. Prostate cancer occurs when cells of your prostate mutate and begin to multiply out of control. These cells may spread (metastasize) from the prostate to other parts of your body, especially your bones and lymph nodes.</p>
<p>Prostate cancer can only occur in men because the prostate is exclusively a part of the male reproductive tract. It is a common and serious problem for men in the United   States. Prostate cancer is the 2<sup>nd</sup> most common type of cancer in American men. Only skin cancer is more common. Each year, prostate cancer is the diagnosis for one out of every three men who are diagnosed with cancer in the United States.</p>
<p>Prostate cancer usually grows slowly. For a while it remains confined to your prostate gland, where it may not cause serious harm. On the other hand, some types of prostate cancer are aggressive and can spread quickly.</p>
<p>One of the difficult things about prostate cancer is that it usually does not involve any noticeable signs or symptoms in the early stages. For this reason, many cases of prostate cancer are not discovered until after it has spread out of your prostate.</p>
<p>When signs and symptoms do occur, they usually depend on how far the cancer has spread or how advanced it is. Early signs and symptoms can involve urinary problems. Some of these are starting and stopping while urinating, decreased force of the urine stream and trouble urinating.</p>
<p>When prostate cancer involves areas around your prostate, there can be blood in your semen and urine. When it has spread to the lymph nodes in your pelvis, you may have pain in your pelvic area or swelling in your legs. In the advanced stages of prostate cancer when it has spread to your bones, you may experience bone fractures, compression of your spine and pain in your bones that will not go away.</p>
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		<title>How much does it cost to hire a Social Security Disability Attorney?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most Social Security Disability Attorneys work on a contingency fee basis. This means they will only be paid if they win your Social Security Disability case. If you receive Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security income, as of June 2009, they are allowed to charge a fee equal to 25 percent of your back [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most Social Security <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/attorneybenefits.htm"title="why have an attorney" >Disability Attorneys</a> work on a contingency fee basis. This means they will only be paid if they win your <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/disabilityblog/2006/11/30/social-security-disability-4/"title="SS Disability" >Social Security Disability</a> case. If you receive <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/ssdi.htm"title="SS Disability Insurance" >Social Security Disability Insurance</a> or <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/ssi.htm"title="SSI" >Supplemental Security income</a>, as of June 2009, they are allowed to charge a fee equal to 25 percent of your back pay with a maximum level of $6,000. Under certain conditions, your <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/whyuselawyer.htm"title="SSD Attorney" >disability attorney</a> may request additional fees to be paid, but they would be outlined under a fee petition. It is important to discuss all fees and expected costs of settling your Social Security Disability claim with your <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/resourcesp3.htm"title="SS Lawyer" >Social Security Disability Lawyer</a> prior to agreeing to let them represent you.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/whatisssi.htm"title="SS Income" >SSI </a>Attorneys and <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/whatisssdi.htm"title="Social Security Disability Insurance" >SSDI</a> Attorneys are paid their fee from the Social Security Administration in a disbursement before the Social Security Administration sends your settlement check to you.</p>
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		<title>Can my Social Security Disability Attorney expedite my Social Security Disability Claim?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In most cases the answer to this question is no, but the goal of hiring a disability attorney is not to speed up or expedite your Social Security Disability case but to increase your chances of receiving Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income benefits.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In most cases the answer to this question is no, but the goal of hiring a <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/whyuselawyer.htm"title="SSD Attorney" >disability attorney</a> is not to speed up or expedite your <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/disabilityblog/2006/11/30/social-security-disability-4/"title="SS Disability" >Social Security Disability</a> case but to increase your chances of receiving <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/ssdi.htm"title="SS Disability Insurance" >Social Security Disability Insurance</a> or <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/ssi.htm"title="SSI" >Supplemental Security Income</a> benefits.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, many claimants who receive benefits will only do so after their case has been heard by the Administrative Law Judge at the Social Security Disability Hearing. The Social Security Disability process can be extremely slow and the time it takes for your case to be processed can depend on the case load of the Social Security examiner who is reviewing you <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/howapply.htm"title="Disability Application" >Social Security Disability application</a>, the time it takes to receive your medical records from the doctors and hospitals you have visited and the number of cases up for review before the Administrative Law Judge who will review your Social Security Disability claim.</p>
<p>If a <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/resourcesp3.htm"title="Disability Claim Lawyer" >disability lawyer</a> can not speed up your case, you may wonder if there is anything that can be done to expedite your Social Security claim. The answer is maybe. Gathering medical records is a very time consuming activity for not only the Social Security Administration office but also for your <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/whatwillattorneydo.htm"title="SS Disability Attorney" >Social Security Disability Attorney</a>. If you are in the application, reconsideration or Social Security Disability hearing level, and you have copies of your medical records, it may expedite your claim if you provide your medical records to your Social Security Attorney. Your disability attorney can coordinate submitting the medical records at the time they submit your Social Security Disability paperwork.</p>
<p>In some instances, a claimant may have a situation which is considered &#8220;dire need&#8221;. It may help to submit a dire need letter with all the proper information: past due bills, mortgage notices, etc. which will prove you lack the financial resources to support your self. Your Social Security Disability Attorney can ensure the letter is file appropriately. The dire need letter may convince the court to speed up their disability decision.</p>
<p>The final method to expedite your Social Security Disability decision is to submit an &#8220;on-the-record-review&#8221; of your case. This can be done after your Social Security Disability Attorney has made a request for your Social Security Disability hearing before the Administrative Law Judge.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many claimants request that the Disability Lawyer complete their initial Social Security Disability application, but most SSI and SSDI Attorneys do not have the time or resources to complete the initial Social Security Disability Application for each of their clients. The Social Security Disability information the claimant will be required to complete includes: all Social [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many claimants request that the <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/resourcesp3.htm"title="Disability Claim Lawyer" >Disability Lawyer</a> complete their initial <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/disabilityblog/2006/11/30/social-security-disability-4/"title="SS Disability" >Social Security Disability</a> application, but most <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/whatisssi.htm"title="SS Income" >SSI </a>and <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/whatisssdi.htm"title="Social Security Disability Insurance" >SSDI</a> Attorneys do not have the time or resources to complete the initial <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/howapply.htm"title="Disability Application" >Social Security Disability Application</a> for each of their clients. The Social Security Disability information the claimant will be required to complete includes: all Social Security Disability forms related to the claimant&#8217;s work history, medication information and the log of their daily activities.</p>
<p>After the initial Social Security Application is complete, the <a href="http://www.socialsecurityhome.com/whatwillattorneydo.htm"title="SS Disability Attorney" >Social Security Disability Attorney</a> will file all appeal paperwork for the reconsideration and the Social Security Disability Hearing, maintain copies of all paperwork submitted to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and all other offices and complete all follow-up calls to ensure the appropriate Social Security Disability forms have been received by the SSA.</p>
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