Posts tagged Mississippi disability

Disability denials can amount to a ‘death sentence,’ judge says in Miss. case

Carl Boatner suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, two liver diseases, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder.

Mississippi NewsKatherine MitchellMay 8, 2020mississippi News, Mississippi disability, Disability denial, disability appeal, Carl Boatner, Judge Carlton Reeves, Misssissippi Disability Determination Services, DDS, Doron Dortfmann, Philip E. Herring, Julie Whitehead

Mississippi outranks neighboring states in denying disability claims

Amanda Evans sought Social Security Disability Income 20 years after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when her advancing condition made it more and more difficult for her to move around her Pearl home.

Mississippi NewsKatherine MitchellDecember 16, 2019mississippi news, mississippi center for investigative reporting, mississippi medicaid, Social Security Disability, SSDI, Mississippi disability, Mississippi disability claims