Posted by Jason L. Call
According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness; up to 24 million people of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder in the United States; only one in ten with eating disorders receive treatment; only 35% of those treated...
Tags: eating disorders; health insurance abuses; anorexia; mental illness;Posted by Emily Fretwell
In my experience, a Social Security disability claimant’s attorney must be proactive in presenting a case based upon obesity. The attorney must emphasize that this impairment combines with others to create an over-all impairment greater than the sum of the claimant’s impairments. Obesity is common, serious, and costly. More than one-third of U.S. adults are...
Tags: administration, denial of benefits, obesity, social security benefitsPosted by Chip Gentry
Being a licensed professional does not cloak a person in perfection. If you are a licensed professional, you are only human. You may make a mistake. You may develop problems with alcohol or drug dependency. You may be accused of negligence or professional incompetence. And while you may not consider it at the time, such...
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