Question of the Month

Question of the Month

Nash Disability Law’s question of the month on Social Security Disability topics in Chicago. We help Chicago area people win benefits.

Are You Being Plundered by Surveillance Pricing?

July 1, 2026

Imagine you are in line to purchase a new laptop computer at one of the big box retailers. You were pleased to find the laptop you wanted for only $750. However, when you look to your right you see another customer buying the exact same computer, but their price tag says $600. And to your

Will Volunteering Affect Your Disability Case?

May 3, 2026

If you are applying for or receiving Social Security disability benefits, you may already be aware that if you earn over a certain amount of money working full or part time or even from the “gig economy,” you may be disqualified from receiving benefits. In the vocabulary of the SSA, this is known as Substantial

Did Health Insurance Attack Have To Be This Way?

August 5, 2025

Insight from Tom Nash. After Obamacare passed, but before the system was fixed to help more working people, I remember sitting in our Elgin office on what I believe was the day of the 2018 midterm election. Across from me sat a waitress and her husband—warm, hard-working people like so many of our clients. She

Can Your Long-Term Disability Insurance Company Take Your SSDI Back Pay?

July 3, 2025

On average, new applicants for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits will wait around 225 days or about seven months to receive a decision regarding their initial application. If they are denied at this stage (and in Illinois nearly 70% of people are turned down for disability benefits at least once), they may wait several

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