A.D. was a Vietnam War Veteran, with an honorable discharge from the Navy. After Vietnam, A.D. was employed as a plumber for over 20 years before he began to suffer serious consequences and symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”) and Depression. Despite substantial treatment at the VA Hospital PTSD Unit as well as various…
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TW suffered from low IQ, schizoaffective and bipolar disorders. TW had long and successful work history as a bus boy at a well-known and popular diner, a job he held for over 15 years when, at the age of 53, he was terminated from the job because the diner hired a new manager. Afterwards, TW…
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K.B. was employed as a television executive producer for over 17 years before she began suffering from pustular psoriasis and lesions, a skin condition, which affected the palms of her hands and the bottoms of her feet. The severity of the skin impairment and the pain associated with it made it impossible for her to…
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L.B., a single mother of a disabled child, was employed as a deli worker at Publix when she became disabled due to a condition known as hypoturnia (electrolyte condition, which causes dangerously low sodium levels in the blood). After being denied two times by the SSA, Chris R. Borgia, Esq. was able to get her…
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SE suffered from insulin dependent diabetes, which in turn caused her to have diabetic neuropathy of the feet and legs. By the time she was given a hearing date by SSA, SE was limited to getting around with the only the use of a walker and wheelchair. SE worked as a district manager for a…
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EC was diagnosed with HIV in 2001 and shortly thereafter was unable to continue working due to the symptoms of HIV and strong medication side effects (severe weight loss, wasting syndrome, chronic high fevers, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and drowsiness). EC worked as a maintenance man for over 10 years in a South Florida municipality. After…
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