Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
When you hire a lawyer to assist you in your Social Security Disability claim their office will help you prepare your case. They will communicate with Social Security on your behalf and help you fill out forms, appeal on your behalf, request important information to...
Children and adults with autism may be eligible for Social Security Disability Benefits and/or Supplemental Security Income. As with all impairments, Social Security Disability Benefits is only available for people who have a work history and have paid FICA taxes....
A common belief SSI and SSDI applicants have going into their hearing before a judge is that the judge will rule immediately on their claim. Although judges will occasionally "tip their hand" or even announce a favorable decision form the bench, most judges will take...
One issue that often confuses disability applicants is the date last insured (DLI). To understand the date last insured, you first have to consider the nature of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). As the name implies, SSDI is like an insurance policy. When...
A common question clients ask me is if they can get disability for more than one medical condition. And the answer is absolutely, yes. It's extremely important to let Social Security know about any medical impairment that prevents you from working. Sometimes claimants...
Most people are aware that a successful disability claim depends in part on the severity of an individual's medical impairments and related symptoms. However, the work that you have performed in the past is also an important factor in determining disability. Every...
If you receive Disability Insurance Benefits (called DIB, SSDI or Title 2 benefits) your monthly payments are calculated using a very complicated formula utilizing your lifetime earnings. It is not based on how severe your disability is, how much income you have, or...
It depends. The Social Security Administrations does have some programs for people who have been approved for disability to try to return to work full-time and in some cases you can work part-time. The first step in every disability case is are you working? And if you...
In certain cases, Social Security may determine that while a claimant should be awarded disability benefits, he or she is not capable of handling that money on their own.In these cases, a representative payee is appointed to handle the money that has been awarded to...
A medical source statement can be an extremely important piece of evidence in a disability case. Usually 3-7 pages long, a medical source statement is an evaluation of your physical or mental health symptoms filled out by a health care provider. While diagnoses are...
There are many things you should know about Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, like the fact that around one out of four of today's 20-year-olds will end up facing a disability before they reach the age of 67. With such a high likelihood of injury, it's vital...
When you apply for social security disability, the Social Security Administration gathers information about what kind of work you have done in the past. This information is gathered in a few different ways. When you apply, you will receive a form called a Work History...
There are a few different kinds of disability benefits available through the Social Security Administration. One of the programs is Supplemental Security Income. Supplemental Security Income is also known as SSI or T16 benefits. SSI is designed the help blind and...
If you're applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), it probably has not slipped by you that it can be difficult to get. Many people are denied the first time they apply, because their documents are not in order or because of other issues. Fortunately,...
Soon after filing for disability benefits, it's not unusual to get a letter directing you to attend a consultative examination.Depending on the nature of your disability, the exams can be administered by a physician, psychologist, or psychiatrist. Often, a claimant...
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