A disability case is proved mainly with medical evidence. Medical evidence usually is obtained from a treating doctor, psychologist, optometrist, speech pathologist or podiatrist. The social security regulations require that only “acceptable medical sources” can give opinions that establish the existence of a determinable medical impairment. However, other acceptable sources […]
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By Kirby Wilson At the law offices of Mike Murburg, P.A., we strive to win Social Security Disability benefits for our Tampa-area clients. We believe the money we win for our clients in court can change those clients’ lives. Everyone wants to work, but some are incapable because of a […]
We see from our experience with Railroad Retirement Disability clients and with riding the trains ourselves that many of the railroad employees are women. One of our first RRB disability cases concerned a woman who had developed such a disabling case of fibromyalgia that she could no longer perform her […]
To better serve our Railroad Retirement Board Disability clients, we have opened a new office location in downtown Chicago, right on Michigan Avenue, not too far from the Bureau of Hearings and Appeals for the Railroad Retirement Board and one of Mike’s favorite places, the Chicago Art Institute! We look […]
Post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal, such as abuse or a natural disaster or military combat. After experiencing a traumatic event some people develop this problem, while others do not. PTSD is diagnosed after the […]