Sharon Christie from Sharon Christie Law explains whether or not you can receive Social Security Disability Benefits for Brain Injuries. As a lawyer who specializes in Social Security Disability, Sharon has worked with a lot of people who have suffered brain injuries and are applying for Social Security Disability Benefits. So let’s take a moment to talk about how a brain injury can manifest itself, and how the effects of a brain injury could qualify you for Social Security Disability Benefits.

Brain Injuries can come from many different causes as you probably know, perhaps you have been in a car accident, perhaps you had a fall and struck your head, Sharon Christie Law has even represented athletes who have had multiple concussions resulting in brain injuries. There are many causes, that could make someone apply for Social Security Disability Benefits for Brain Injuries.

As a Law Firm our job is to not just look at the fact that you have suffered from some type of brain injury since that is where we start, but also we have to look at how does it affect you. Has it affected your ability to walk? Your ability to talk? Has the brain injury affected your ability to process information and this probably what we see the most of, and it called executive function limitations. This is where you the person has difficulty taking in information, processing it, and understanding what you are supposed to do with the information given. Some examples of a person suffering from executive function limitations include: having great difficulty in remembering the steps for a meal, or someone who has terrible headaches related to their brain injury, and those headaches can be extremely limiting depending on how severe they are. So if you have suffered a brain injury and the limitations are severe contact Sharon Christie Law; we help those who suffer apply for Social Security Disability Benefits for Brain Injuries.

About Sharon Christie Law: 

Sharon Christie is the owner and founder of Sharon Christie Law, and is an attorney and former nurse. Her team of professionals and paraprofessionals help people win Social Security Disability Benefits! Our Social Security Disability Law Firm serves clients in Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia, and Washington DC.