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	<title>Detroit Social Security Disability Attorney Marc Shefman</title>
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		<title>Three things you can do to improve your chances of obtaining Social Security disability benefits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although you may be feeling powerless in your dealings with the Social Security Administration, there are three important things you can do to improve your chances of success.
First, seek the appropriate medical attention for your disability and continue to obtain medical attention, even if you think it might not be helping you. Many people with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Describing Pain Symptoms in Your Detroit Disability Claim</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have significant pain that has diminished your quality of life, you may be entitled to receive disability compensation.
Critical to winning your physical disability claim is verifying the extent of your impairment. You can help your chances greatly by clearly and completely describing your symptoms. Generally you will need to describe the pain in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.detroitdisability.com/describing-pain-symptoms-in-your-detroit-disability-claim/</link>
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		<title>Sequential Evaluation Step Two: 12 Months Duration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To recover benefits, your disability must have lasted or be expected to last for 12 continuous months. The 12-month period could be met even if your impairment comes and goes with limited periods of improvement but longer periods of impairment that prevent you from engaging in substantial gainful activity on a sustained basis. However, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common disability hearing questions re: work history and educational background</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have a Social Security disability hearing coming up, you are probably anticipating a great number of questions about your impairment, your symptoms, and your daily activities. You should also be prepared to answer questions about your work history and your educational background. You must be able to explain why, given your education and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.detroitdisability.com/common-disability-hearing-questions-re-work-history-and-educational-background/</link>
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		<title>Avoid these common pitfalls when you testify at your Social Security disability hearing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In anticipation of your Social Security disability hearing, your Detroit disability lawyer will explain to you some common guidelines for giving strong testimony, including: tell the truth; try not to exaggerate or minimize your symptoms; give specific examples of the impact of your impairment on your daily activities. Here are a few additional guidelines that will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How does the Social Security decision-maker weigh your treating doctor’s opinion?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my October 15, 2011 post to this blog, I explained when the Social Security decision-maker must give your treating doctor’s opinion “controlling” weight. What happens, though, if your doctor’s opinion is not given controlling weight? In that situation, the decision-maker determines the significance of your doctor’s opinion by evaluating the following factors:  

The nature of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: Diabetes and Social Security disability benefits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are living with diabetes, you may be entitled to receive Social Security disability benefits if your condition is so severe that it meets or medically equals a Social Security Listing impairment or prevents you from working. This post will discuss a recent change to the Listings relative to diabetes.
Before June 2011, the Social [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.detroitdisability.com/update-diabetes-and-social-security-disability-benefits/</link>
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		<title>Can I work part-time?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Can I work part-time without losing my disability benefits?” In my experience as a Detroit disability lawyer, I have been asked this question many times. The short answer is, “Yes.” A more complete answer is, “Yes, with certain limitations, depending on whether you are receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits or Social Security Disability Insurance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.detroitdisability.com/can-i-work-part-time/</link>
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		<title>Detroit disability lawyer explains when your doctor’s opinion will be given “controlling weight” by Social Security</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a Detroit disability lawyer, I help my clients present a complete medical record to the Social Security decision-maker. Medical opinion evidence often plays a crucial role in this effort. The Social Security rules and regulations provide that your treating doctor’s opinion is the most important medical opinion evidence in your case. Moreover, the Social [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.detroitdisability.com/detroit-disability-lawyer-explains-when-your-doctor%e2%80%99s-opinion-will-be-given-%e2%80%9ccontrolling-weight%e2%80%9d-by-social-security/</link>
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		<title>Detroit disability lawyer answers your questions about Social Security disability benefits and workers’ compensation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my work as a Detroit disability lawyer, I am often asked about the relationship between Social Security disability benefits and workers’ compensation benefits. Here is a brief overview.
Eligibility: In order to be eligible to receive Social Security disability benefits, you must demonstrate that you have a severe physical or mental condition that has lasted for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.detroitdisability.com/detroit-disability-lawyer-answers-your-questions-about-social-security-disability-benefits-and-workers%e2%80%99-compensation/</link>
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