Oregon recently passed a law that could make it easier to recognize sexual misconduct. The law, cited as a model, could stop abuse in its early stages. Recent changes in Oregon law were made because of the Sandusky case, officials said. Posted: Saturday, June 2, 2012 12:15 am | Updated: 4:46 pm, Sat Jun 2, 2012 by The … Read more
This is the third in a series detailing how the Social Security “Listings” define certain types of disabling conditions. If your patient’s symptoms match or are equivalent to the criteria in the Listings, then your patient is “disabled” under Social Security law. Under the Listings for the musculoskeletal system, there are three categories of arthritic … Read more
This is the second in a two-part series on how people with conditions which are not among those listed and described in that portion of the Social Security regulations known as “the Listings” may still be regarded as legally disabled If your disabled patient’s condition does not meet or equal one of the medical conditions … Read more
Doctors with patients who have been inured or have Social Security disability claims are usually asked to provide evidence. But what do the Social Security people mean by “disability”? And what kind of evidence do they need from doctors? There is no universal definition of “disability.” It depends on who is defining it – Veterans … Read more
If you’ve ever advised a patient with a permanently restricting work injury to “re-train, “you may very well have learned that this is easier said than done! There are myriads of rules affecting the decision whether a worker is entitled to “vocational assistance” and, if so, what form this assistance will take. Rules vary … Read more