If you're planning to claim disability, you should understand the differences between long-term and short-term disability insurance. These kinds of disability insurance cover you in different circumstances and apply for different lengths of time. Some people claim...
Month: January 2018
Disabled veterans need better access to health care
Veterans are some of the hardest-working individuals in the country. They served their country, protected it and they deserve respect. Some veterans find that it's difficult to get the medical care they need, and combined with an inability to work or reliance on...
Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income?
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is different than Supplemental Security Income (SSI), because SSDI is intended to replace wages while SSI boosts those wages. Both programs do supplement the income of those who are unable to work, but they are not the...
Why does it take so long to get a hearing?
The short answer is a lack of funding for the Social Security Administration from Congress. Office of Hearings Operations (OHO) have not had an increase in funding in many years. SSA officials have told Congress that they need more Social Security Administrative Law...
What is the Dictionary of Occupational Titles?
At the end of most Social Security Disability hearings a vocational expert will testify. This is a person who has experience placing people in jobs. This person usually has gone to school and has received a degree in rehabilitation or counseling. This person also...
It Pays to Be Nice at the Social Security Office
Social Security Administration has a longstanding commitment to treating members of the public and staff with dignity and respect. While some may find the application process frustrating, claimants and their appointed representatives are also required to show "due...
Cost of Living Adjustments
You may have stopped working, but the cost of living has not stopped rising. In the 1970s, inflation was so high that Congress ratified a provision to make periodic cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to the amounts distributed among pension benefits and government...
Injured At Work?
Find out if you can collect Work Comp benefits too