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Social Security Disability and Headaches

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Severe headaches and migraines are devastating.

They disrupt everyday activities and if severe enough may cause you to lose your job.

If you are seeking Social Security Disability you must prove you are not able to work full time.

Proving your case starts with seeing a specialists such as a neurologist.

The neurologist must diagnose your headaches and note the severity and frequency of the headaches.

You should also keep a daily log that describes your headaches. Show this log to your doctor and keep a copy for your disability records.

It will be helpful for your doctor to provide an opinion regarding how much work you will miss in a month and how long you will be unable to perform most activities while suffering from the headaches.

MRIs will usually be part of your diagnostic treatment. They are typically used to rule out serious problems such as a brain tumor. Therefore, a clean MRI does not rule out migraines.

A case for disability can be won on the basis of migraines, but the neurologist must be willing to help you document and develop your case.

Questions about headaches and migraines and your disability case? Feel free to contact Illinois Social Security Disability Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

Lawsuit filed against Uber in fatal Springfield motorcycle crash – News – The State Journal-Register – Springfield, IL

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The mother of a teenager killed in a motorcycle crash in Springfield in September is suing the ride-sharing company Uber and the driver whose vehicle hit

Source: Lawsuit filed against Uber in fatal Springfield motorcycle crash – News – The State Journal-Register – Springfield, IL

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Shows that lawsuits may be filed against multiple parties. In this case, against the driver and the driver’s employer.

Five Central Illinois women sue man who molested them | Local Crime & Courts | pantagraph.com

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BLOOMINGTON — Five women who were sexually abused as children have filed a lawsuit against the 79-year-old man convicted of molesting them.

Source: Five Central Illinois women sue man who molested them | Local Crime & Courts | pantagraph.com

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A person may be subject to criminal charges and face a civil lawsuit for the same actions. Civil lawsuits usually seek monetary damages.

2017 – 01/12/2017 – Masonry contractor continues to expose workers to fall hazards | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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Source: 2017 – 01/12/2017 – Masonry contractor continues to expose workers to fall hazards | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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Falls leading cause of fatalities in construction industry since 2010. Workers’ Compensation law in Illinois pays specific death benefits.

Make Sure to Coordinate Your Work Comp Settlement and Social Security Claim

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Social Security law requires that your disability payments be offset or reduced to take into account any Workers’ Compensation settlement.

This makes it very important for your Workers’ Compensation lawyer to be aware of your filing for Social Security Disability benefits.

The best situation is to use the same lawyer for both the work injury claim and the Social Security Disability claim, however if that is not possible then make sure that your Workers’ Comp lawyer talks with your Social Security attorney.

Your work comp lawyer must make sure to put special spread language approved through SSA to reduce any offset as much as allowed pursuant to SSA rules.

I have seen several Work Comp settlements that have not used this special language and the disabled workers suffers greatly as a result.

These injured workers have had their Social Security disability benefits cut off for several years.

The result is that it would have better for the injured worker to never have taken any money for the Work Comp settlement.

Make sure that you do not sign any work comp settlement contracts without having them reviewed carefully by and experienced Social Security Disability attorney.

Do you have a work comp injury and are you disabled? Feel free to contact me, Dirk May, an experienced Social Security Disability and Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney at 309-827-4371.