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	<title>Disability Information &#38; Resources &#187; Social Security Disability</title>
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		<title>HIV Infection Not Automatic Reason for SSDI Approval</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2010/06/hiv-infection-not-automatic-reason-for-ssdi-approval/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2010/06/hiv-infection-not-automatic-reason-for-ssdi-approval/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Although not always, most people who have HIV or AIDS do qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, but not because of their HIV itself. Here&#8217;s why.
When a person is infected with HIV, their immune system is weak and compromised, making them vulnerable to opportunistic infections. An opportunistic infection is caused by pathogens that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Laws to Stop Debt Collectors from Seizing Social Security Benefits</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2010/05/proposed-laws-to-stop-debt-collectors-from-seizing-social-security-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2010/05/proposed-laws-to-stop-debt-collectors-from-seizing-social-security-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 19:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[APRIL 14, 2010 - Treasury Department announced a series of new laws that would prohibit debt collectors from freezing bank and garnishing bank accounts belonging to recipients of Social Security and disability for the purpose of satisfying a debt. The proposed laws were published in the Federal Register and citizens will be given sixty days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SSI Recipients in Tennessee Losing Heath Care Benefits</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2010/04/ssi-recipients-in-tennessee-losing-heath-care-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2010/04/ssi-recipients-in-tennessee-losing-heath-care-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Personal Stories - Social Security Disability]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Supplemental Security Income (SSI)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since January of 2009, Tennessee has withdrawn coverage for 100,000 residents who were insured through TennCare, Tennessee&#8217;s version of the Medicaid program. These cuts come on the heels of a resolution to a decade’s long court battle involving recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
TennCare&#8217;s eligibility guidelines have always stated that anyone who ever qualified for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laws Make Understanding Social Security Qualifying Process Difficult.</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2010/04/laws-make-understanding-social-security-qualifying-process-difficult/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2010/04/laws-make-understanding-social-security-qualifying-process-difficult/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Social Security Articles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Security Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Security Disability Denials]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Supplemental Security Income (SSI)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The rules involving Social Security benefits are confusing at best. The Social Security Administration (SSA) denies sixty five percent of claims the first time they are filed. With so many different criteria to meet, regulations to follow and red tape to get tangled up in, it&#8217;s no surprise that most applicants resort to hiring an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disabled Without Health Insurance? You’re Not Alone</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2010/04/disabled-without-health-insurance-you%e2%80%99re-not-alone/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2010/04/disabled-without-health-insurance-you%e2%80%99re-not-alone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Personal Stories - Social Security Disability]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Social Security Disability Denials]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to government sources, there are approximately 30 million uninsured citizens in this country. The majority of these are working in jobs where health care plans are not offered by their employers. Although many of the uninsured do not make enough money to purchase private health insurance on their own, their incomes still render them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When You&#8217;re Trying To Qualify for Disability Benefits&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2010/03/when-youre-trying-to-qualify-for-disability-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2010/03/when-youre-trying-to-qualify-for-disability-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Social Security Articles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Security Disability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When You&#8217;re Disabled
Getting the news from your doctor that you are disabled due to an injury or illness can be devastating. Since most of us are not financially prepared to hear the news that we can no longer work, the situation can be doubly distressing. Our first thought may be to seek relief in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California SSI Recipient Starts Online Petitition to Protest Decreased Benefits</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2009/08/california-ssi-recipient-starts-online-petitition-to-protest-decresed-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2009/08/california-ssi-recipient-starts-online-petitition-to-protest-decresed-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Fran Cannon, a Californian who depends on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for her livelihood, has started an online petition to protest the recent reduction in Social Security disability benefits for SSI recipients in California.

With California being faced with a budget crisis, steps have been taken to reduce payments of benefit recipients in that state.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Security Holds Compassionate Allowance Hearing For Early-Onset Alzheimers Patients</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2009/08/social-security-holds-compassionate-allowance-hearing-for-early-onset-alzheimers-patients/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2009/08/social-security-holds-compassionate-allowance-hearing-for-early-onset-alzheimers-patients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Disease]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Diseases And Conditions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Security Disability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Officials from the Social Security Administration met last month in an Outreach Hearing to discuss the idea of adding Early-Onset Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease and other related dementia illnesses to the Compassionate Allowance Listings.
Testimony was given by Harry Johns, President and CEO of the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association.  In an effort to point out that Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease can strike [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing Claims Puts New Pressures on Social Security</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2009/08/increasing-claims-puts-new-pressures-on-social-security/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2009/08/increasing-claims-puts-new-pressures-on-social-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>

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Social Security Disability Claims On The Rise
Recent efforts by the Social Security Administration to cut through a massive backlog of disability claims is being tempered by a sharp, spiked rise in applications this year.  Experts blame the current economic downturn, and the expansive increase in applications shows no signs of slowing. 
Last March, The Social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cancer-Stricken Social Security Claimant Makes YouTube Plea To Obama</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2009/07/cancer-stricken-social-security-claimant-makes-youtube-plea-to-obama/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2009/07/cancer-stricken-social-security-claimant-makes-youtube-plea-to-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Illness, Pain, Misdiagnosis &#38; Denial
Gayle DeVilbiss, a 54 year-old woman in Arizona, was originally diagnosed with fibromyalgia back in 2007.  She applied for Social Security benefits and was denied. Then, after various treatments and further study, Ms. DeVilbiss learned that she was actually suffering from Non Hodgkin&#8217;s Lymphoma, a serious form of cancer requiring chemotherapy and [...]]]></description>
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