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Personal Injury and Social Security Disability Blog

The purpose of this blog is to provide information to people who have been injured due to negligence, and to those who have filed for Social Security disability benefits, or who are considering filing for Social Security disability benefits.
By Robert Kraft

Post Frequency: 8.1/day

Last Entry: August 13, 2012 at 06:06:00

Featured Link - The American Chronic Pain Association

Posted on March 29, 2008
The American Chronic Pain Association has a great deal of information and resources on their Web site. Many of our personal injury clients and Social Security disability claimants must deal with chronic pain for long periods of time, and sites...

Friday Fun

Posted on March 28, 2008
This Shift game has great potential, but I'm awful at it. Someone do well, and tell me how you did it.

Friday Fun

Posted on March 28, 2008
This Shift game has great potential, but I'm awful at it. Someone do well, and tell me how you did it.

Roadside Assistance On Texas Highways

Posted on March 27, 2008
Have you received an e-mail saying that the Texas Department of Public Safety offers free roadside assistance and that the phone number is on the back of your Texas driver license? That's sort of true, but not exactly. If you...

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Roadside Assistance On Texas Highways

Danger Ahead For The Social Security System

Posted on March 25, 2008
According to a CNN story today, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is warning about the same dangers I mentioned in a January post on this blog ? we're about to run out of money for Social Security and Medicare. Here are...

Danger Ahead For The Social Security System

Posted on March 25, 2008
According to a CNN story today, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is warning about the same dangers I mentioned in a January post on this blog ??? we're about to run out of money for Social Security and Medicare. Here are...

Health Insurance Companies Cut Back On Medical Tests - Does This Help Or Hurt Patients?

Posted on March 24, 2008
The Associated Press is running a story today in papers across the country, documenting cutbacks health insurance companies are making in the number of medical tests they approve. Actually, the carriers are requiring pre-approval for more and more tests, which...

Health Insurance Companies Cut Back On Medical Tests - Does This Help Or Hurt Patients?

Featured Link - NoEthics.net

Posted on March 22, 2008
The Web site NoEthics.net is interesting, to say the least. It reports information on lawyers, judges, and legislators deemed by the site's author to be unethical. I applaud this effort, and wish there was more public awareness of such ethical...

Friday Fun

Posted on March 21, 2008
How could you NOT love a game named Shuffle Snake Bites?

Featured Link - SearchSystems.net

Posted on March 20, 2008
SearchSystems.net is a great collection of searchable databases. You can get access to many of them for free, but for less than $50 per year you can have full access to more than 40,000 searchable databases that contain tons of...

Featured Link - Texas Fights I.D. Theft

Posted on March 18, 2008
The State of Texas, though the Attorney General's office, has put up a good new Web site about how to fight I.D. theft -- the nations's fastest-growing crime. Check out this site. You'll find some good tips and resources there.

Peripheral Arterial Disease And Social Security Disability

Posted on March 17, 2008
Arteries carry blood from the heart to the body. In some cases a person?s blood pressure can be too low to push the blood through the extremities. This problem is most commonly found in the lower extremities. When the blood...

Friday Fun

Posted on March 14, 2008
If you enjoyed those terrible 1970's photos from Olan Mills in an earlier post, you'll love the pages from a 1977 J.C. Penney catalog. Thanks to my friend Mark Merenda for this link

ABA Techshow Is Finally Here!

Posted on March 13, 2008
It's Wednesday night before Techshow begins Thursday morning with a welcome from this year's Chair, my friend Tom Mighell. Having Tom as Chair of ABA Techshow surely means the 2008 conference will be even bigger and better than the other...

ABA Techshow Is Finally Here!

Posted on March 12, 2008
It's Wednesday night before Techshow begins Thursday morning with a welcome from this year's Chair, my friend Tom Mighell. Having Tom as Chair of ABA Techshow surely means the 2008 conference will be even bigger and better than the other...

ABA Techshow Is Finally Here!

Disorders Of The Spine And Social Security Disability

Posted on March 07, 2008
Many people have back pain. According to the American Chiropractic Center at least 80% of people will suffer from some sort of back pain. Back problems are generally covered by Social Security Listing 1.04 for ?Disorders of the Spine.? The...

Friday Fun

Posted on March 07, 2008
This isn't really a normal Friday Fun post. It's just interesting and thought-provoking. Thanks to my friend Matt Homann for pointing it out. The idea is to write a memoir in just six words. My first thought: "Loved his family,...

Social Security Administration Hires New Administrative Law Judges

Posted on March 04, 2008
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced this week that the agency has begun making offers to 144 of the 175 new Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) it will hire this fiscal year. Due to litigation and budget cuts, the...

Featured Link - OnGuard Online

Posted on March 04, 2008
Identity theft is the fastest-growing crime in the United States. There are a number of good Web sites with tips for protecting your identity. One of the best for online tips is OnGuardOnline, from the U.S. government. Check it out.

Friday Fun

Posted on February 29, 2008
I hadn't played Mah Jongg in years until I stumbled across this online version. Very relaxing.

Texas Supreme Court Justices Take Years To Handle Cases

Posted on February 27, 2008
From the consumer group Texas Watch comes this press release about the Texas Supreme Court: TEXAS SUPREME COURT JUSTICES TAKE YEARS TO HANDLE CASESInefficiency of High Court Justices to Blame for Backlog AUSTIN ? The Texas Supreme Court has an ever-growing backlog of cases because the members of the high court are operating at a snail?s pace, leaving individuals, business owners, patients, and families in legal limbo, according to a new report issued today by Texas Watch...

Central Nervous System Vascular Accident And Social Security Disability

Posted on February 23, 2008
A Central Nervous System Vascular Accident, generally called a stroke, can have devastating long term effects. It can cause problems with a victim?s speech, movement, vision, hearing and even the ability to understand. According to a 2005 government survey, the results of which were released early in 2008, stroke was the third leading cause of death in all people...

Friday Fun

Posted on February 22, 2008
Here's a strangely restful little game called Filler. Check it out.

Tips On Preventing Identity Theft

Posted on February 21, 2008
The Federal Trade Commission has some excellent information on their Web site regarding identity theft -- how it happens and how you can help prevent it. Here are a few excerpts from the government's site:FIGHTING BACK AGAINST IDENTITY THEFTIdentity theft is a serious crime...

Medical Insurers Agree To Pay For Online Doctor Visits

Posted on February 16, 2008
Here's a potentially exciting development in the area of health insurance -- carriers may start paying for online medical consultations. More and more doctors and clinics are making themselves available to their patients online, usually for simple questions...

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