How SSA Evaluates “Bad Days” vs “Average Days” in Disability Claims

“SSDI is about consistency, not good days”

One of the most misunderstood aspects of SSDI law is how Social Security evaluates your ability to function over time. Many applicants believe they must prove they are completely incapacitated every single day. That is not the legal standard. SSA is not asking whether you can function sometimes. It is asking whether you can function […]

Social Security Disability Benefits for Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a long-term chronic condition which causes pain in the muscle and bones. Although it is listed in the SSA’s Blue Book of Impairments under muskoskeletal impairments, people with a mere diagnosis of fibromyalgia are unlikely to win social security disability benefits on the basis of this report. Patients need to be specific as […]