Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
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...
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a kind of benefit that helps boost your income each month. This program, funded by the federal government, has the goal of providing additional financial help to children and adults with disabilities in the United States. Those...
There is often a link with mental illness and other disabilities. For someone who has always had a disability, it may coincide with mental illness. For someone who suddenly finds him or herself with a disability, depression or anxiety may soon take hold as a result of...
There is no question that it can be difficult to transition from a life in the military to a civilian lifestyle. This is particularly true for female veterans who have their own challenges to worry about. With the number of females serving in the military increasing,...
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...
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