Are you unable to work the way you once did ?

At David Allen & Associates we help people who are unable to work at the employment for which they were trained, but did not realize they were eligible for disability benefits. If you feel you might qualify for benefits, including long-term disability claims, or are caring for a child with special needs, contact a Disability Law attorney and make arrangements for a free consultation.

A wide range of illnesses, injuries, and combinations of conditions qualify as disabilities.

A worker who smoked and was exposed to paint fumes in the workplace may be able to continue working despite emphysema until suffering a back injury in an auto accident - the added factor that made it impossible for him to return to work. A SSDI lawyer may be able to show that the combination of conditions makes it impossible for him to engage in substantial gainful employment and that he is disabled. The following factors may be involved in qualifying for physical and mental disabilities:

• gastro-intestinal disorders: bleeding ulcer, esophageal obstruction, Crohn’s Disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulosis
• liver disease: hepatitis, liver transplant
• kidney disease: side effects from transplant medications, rejection
• blood problems: sickle-cell anemia, chronic anemia, clotting problems
• skin problems: chronic infection of skin or mucous membranes, dermatitis, skin lesions, genetic photo-sensitivity disorders
• musculoskeletal disorders: hereditary or congenital conditions, infections, accidental injury, repetitive stress injuries, pain or loss of use of a knee or elbow, back and neck injuries, amputation, fracture, soft-tissue injury, chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS), fibromyalgia
• speech, hearing, and vision disabilities: cataracts, best correction is 20-200 or less (legally blind), hearing impairment, loss of balance, loss of speech
• respiratory system conditions: chronic pulmonary insufficiency, asthma, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, bronchitis, lung transplant, sleep apnea
• cardio-vascular illness: recurrent arrhythmia, congenital heart disease, heart transplant, aneurism, venous insufficiency, arterial disease
• endocrine disorders: obesity, diabetes, hyper thyroid, hypo thyroid, hyper function of the adrenal cortex
• chromosomal abnormality: Down’s Syndrome
• organic mental disorders: schizophrenia, paranoia, other psychotic disorders
• affective disorders: depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
• mental retardation, autism
• cancer, leukemia, chemotherapy, radiation
• auto-immune disorders: lupus, HIV, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory arthritis
• narcolepsy

We also help clients collect benefits from long-term disability insurance purchased individually or through their employer, and personal injury settlements following accidents. At David Allen & Associates our disability law attorneys are committed to helping people get the benefits they need to take care of themselves and their families.

At David Allen & Associates, we provide Personal Injury and Bad Faith Insurance representation in California and Nevada. We also provide Social Security Disability representation throughout the West, including Los Angeles, California; Denver, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Boise, Idaho; and Phoenix, Arizona, from our offices in Sacramento, Reno, and Stockton. We offer free consultations and charge attorney fees only if we help you collect. We can help you and provide representation through e-mail, mail, the telephone, or in some cases, by visiting you at another location. You are always welcome at our office.