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List Facilities, Not Your Doctors

Aug 10, 2026

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List Facilities, Not Your Doctors

How you list your providers decides whether the SSA can actually get your records.

Brad Thomas
Brad Thomas
One Illness Away From Losing Everything

Aug 3, 2026

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One Illness Away From Losing Everything

If you don’t have savings or a strong support network, the wait alone can cost you everything.

Brad Thomas
Brad Thomas
Disability Gets Easier to Win After 50

Jul 27, 2026

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Disability Gets Easier to Win After 50

Before 50 you have to rule out every desk job in the country. After 50, that flips.

Brad Thomas
Brad Thomas
Moderate Limitations Can Win Disability Cases

Jul 20, 2026

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Moderate Limitations Can Win Disability Cases

Vocational experts say you need to focus for two-hour stretches to hold a job, that opens a door.

Brad Thomas
Brad Thomas
Proving You'd Miss Too Much Work to Hold a Job

Jul 13, 2026

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Proving You'd Miss Too Much Work to Hold a Job

A judge can doubt how you feel, but a file full of appointment dates is harder to wave away.

Brad Thomas
Brad Thomas
Seven Job Accommodations That Become Disability Evidence

Jul 6, 2026

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Seven Job Accommodations That Become Disability Evidence

There’s a specific SSA form that turns your old employer’s memory into evidence.

Brad Thomas
Brad Thomas
How to Answer “Why Can’t You Work” at Your Hearing

Jun 29, 2026

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How to Answer “Why Can’t You Work” at Your Hearing

The reason you give has to come back to your health, not your circumstances.

Brad Thomas
Brad Thomas
Medication Side-Effects Win Disability After 50

Jun 22, 2026

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Medication Side-Effects Win Disability After 50

Dizziness, grogginess, and trouble focusing aren’t just side effects, they can be the proof you can’t go back to your old work.

Brad Thomas
Brad Thomas
Two Words That Make Your Walker or Cane Count

Jun 15, 2026

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Two Words That Make Your Walker or Cane Count

Without this note in your chart, the SSA won’t treat your assistive device as evidence at all.

Brad Thomas
Brad Thomas
Obscure Rule That Wins Disability Hearings After 55

Jun 8, 2026

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Obscure Rule That Wins Disability Hearings After 55

It’s buried inside the three-prong test most claimants never hear explained.

Brad Thomas
Brad Thomas
14 Mental Abilities Behind Mental Disability Claims

Jun 1, 2026

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14 Mental Abilities Behind Mental Disability Claims

Most doctors never write these limitations into your medical file. You’ll need to ask.

Brad Thomas
Brad Thomas
Dire Need Letter Can Cut Months Off Your Wait

May 25, 2026

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Dire Need Letter Can Cut Months Off Your Wait

If you can’t afford a roof, food, medications, or utilities, the SSA can flag your case as urgent.

Brad Thomas
Brad Thomas
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