All posts by Lawrence Mabes

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About Lawrence Mabes

Lawrence Mabes is a Chicago Social Security Disability lawyer at Nash Disability Law who has helped thousands of people secure crucial benefits to stabilize their lives after health disruptions. Lawrence has taken over 1,000 cases to Social Security Disability hearings. He has served as chair of the Chicago Bar Association Social Security Law Committee. He speaks English and Spanish fluently.

Social Security Staff Cuts Have Harmed Service Delivery in Every State

Since taking charge of the federal government a year and half ago, the Trump Administration has booted out more than 8,000 Social Security workers, according to data from the Office of Personnel Management of the federal government. Currently the Social Security Administration has fewer employees than at any time since 1967 (nearly 60 years ago)

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Does Social Security Consider Obesity an Impairment?

Obesity, by itself, is not listed by the Social Security Administration (SSA) as an impairment that qualifies for Social Security disability benefits. However, the SSA does consider obesity to be a medically determinable impairment (MDI). In basic terms, an MDI is a physical or mental condition that can be established by objective medical evidence from acceptable

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