SSD – Social Security Disability

In March, the Social Security Administration, at the behest of the Trump administration, announced sweeping changes that would have made it much more difficult to apply for disability benefits. Thankfully, after a groundswell of opposition from disability attorneys...

One of the most frustrating parts of the disability system is overpayments. Once approved for disability, Social Security can find they’ve overpaid you for any number of reasons. There could have been a miscalculation of assets for SSI, or a misunderstanding about...

While it received virtually no attention in the mainstream media, the Trump administration announced last month that it beliefs it can fire administrative law judges who hear Social Security disability cases at will. “Today the Department of Justice determined that...

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has announced some of its plans to reform the Social Security Administration. And while there are no plans to cut benefits to retired or disabled Americans, cuts to the agency’s workforce, and changes to the way it...

People who work to support themselves are often proud of their efforts. They usually want to continue their careers until they are ready to retire. Sadly, not everyone achieves that goal. Acquired illnesses, adult-onset congenital conditions and catastrophic injuries...

When disability claimants are approved and receive a Notice of Award explaining their benefits, many are surprised to find out that for the first five months they’re disabled, they don’t actually receive any backpay. In cases when a disability application is quickly...

Since President Trump returned to office last month, there has been quite a bit of speculation and misinformation about what policies he might institute that would affect Social Security disability. So far, nothing has changed in terms of payments or general operation...

The majority of people who apply for disability have a history of working physically strenuous jobs, such as construction, warehouse work, or nursing. These are all occupations that put a lot of strain on a body over the years, so it’s very common for people from...

By the time a Social Security disability case goes to hearing, most claimants have been waiting at least a couple of years since applying (if not longer), so of course expectations are high that they’re going to get tens of thousands of dollars in backpay for the...

In the vast majority of Social Security disability cases, when an administrative law judge awards a case, that’s the end of it. The claim goes through processing, and after a few weeks or months, the claimant is awarded, and they receive disability benefits...

It depends what type of disability you are awarded. If you are eligbale for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), then yes! You are eligible for medicare once you have been disabled for two years. This does not mean two years after you are awarded, it means two...

The definition of “legally blind” is having a visual acuity of 20/200. This means that even with glasses or contacts, you can only read the first letter at the top of the Snellen Chart, if that. You can also be legally blind if you can see, but only in a very small...

In 2025, the amount of money you can earn and still be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance is $1,620 a month before taxes. This means, in a minimum wage position in a city like Chicago, with a minimum wage of $16.20 an hour, you could work approximately...

One of the steps in establishing disability is proving that your medical condition prohibits you from doing the kind of jobs that you have worked in the last 5 years. Social Security will send you a Work History Report (Form SSA-3369) to collect information about the...

We are paid out of the back pay that you are awarded. If you do not win your case, we do not get paid. The amount we charge can change, similar to the amount you get monthly changes annually. Currently, attorney fees are 25% of any back payments you are due up to a...