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How Are Social Security Disability Benefits Calculated?
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is designed to assist those who are unable to work due to a disability. When …
How Does a Workers’ Compensation Settlement Affect SSDI Payments?
Disability injuries that result from a workplace injury or illness can make you eligible for workers’ compensation and Social Security …
Can Social Security Expedite Disability Claims for Veterans?
Military service is one of the most selfless acts a person can do in their lifetime. Although these sacrifices are …
Can I Switch from Social Security Retirement Benefits to Disability Benefits?
Although social security benefits are often colloquially tied to retirement benefits, disability benefits are also considered crucial payments made by …
How Long Does It Take for Social Security Disability Benefits to Start?
Millions of Americans rely on Social Security Disability Benefits (SSD) to make ends meet each month. In fact, SSD is …
Do I Need an Attorney to Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits?
Social security disability benefits are an essential source of income for people who cannot work due to a physical or …
What Can You Not Do on Social Security Disability?
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a crucial program that helps many Americans with debilitating medical conditions or long-term injuries …
What Disqualifies a Person From Disability?
Disability benefits can be extremely complicated for everyday people who do not have a legal or medical background. Understanding how …
How Can I Increase My Chances of Getting Disability?
When you’re dealing with a health issue that keeps you from doing your job or even moving without pain, it …
How Long Does SSDI Request for Reconsideration Take?
The long and exhausting process of applying for Social Security Disability benefits can be discouraging to many. The process is …
What Are the Odds of Winning an SSDI Appeal?
Receiving certain benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) is contingent on certain eligibility criteria, and in some cases, your …
How Can I Increase My Social Security Disability Payments?
For people living with disabilities, Social Security payments can be a lifeline in times of need. People with disabilities can …
How Long Can You Receive Social Security Disability?
Social Security Disability benefits are valuable lifelines for many Americans, providing them with the financial support they need when their …
What Makes Someone Eligible for Social Security Disability?
The Social Security Act enables disabled Americans to file claims for Social Security Disability benefits. There are two main forms …
How Do I Appeal a Disability Claim Denial?
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is the federal agency responsible for processing claims for Social Security Disability benefits and paying …
Who Makes the Final Decision on Social Security Disability?
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is the government agency tasked with managing Social Security benefits for qualified claimants. Everyone who …
How Long Does the Reconsideration Process for SSDI Take?
If you are disabled and have been denied Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), you may be wondering how long the …
How to Speed up Your Social Security Disability Process
Social security is a government-sponsored program that provides benefits to people with disabilities. The program was carefully designed to help …
How Long Does Social Security Disability Initial Review Take?
For the majority of applicants, the Social Security disability initial review takes about 3-5 months. The federal office that processes …
What Is the First Step in Applying for Social Security disability?
If you have sustained an injury or developed an illness that prevents you from fulfilling the requirements of a job …
How Long Does Social Security Reconsideration Take?
Obtaining Social Security benefits after becoming disabled and unable to work can help to alleviate some stress and financial burdens …
What Should I Write in My Social Security Appeal?
Becoming disabled and unable to work is a major life change that can flip your world upside down. On top …
Is It Better to Apply for Social Security Online or In-Person?
The social security benefit offered by the United States government is a vital part of the retirement process for many …
Why Is My Social Security Application Taking So Long?
Acquiring the support of social security is imperative for many Americans. It provides a stable form of income that helps …
How Long Does It Take to Process Your Social Security Application?
Social Security is an integral part of life for many Americans. It provides a necessary safety net for those who …
What Is the First Step in Applying for Social Security?
Millions of retirees rely on the financial benefits of Social Security each month to make ends meet. The funds take …
Can Social Security Disability Be Revoked?
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a federal program that provides monthly cash payments to disabled workers and their dependents. …
How Long Can You Be on Social Security Disability?
No one plans on being unable to work and earn money to sustain their lifestyle, but sometimes, working is just …
What Are the Five Steps the Social Security Administration Takes to Determine Disability?
The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides benefit payments to millions of Americans each year. While some of these individuals collect …
SSA denied my claim for disability benefits: what do I do now?
According to a report by the Social Security Administration (SSA), only 22% of disabled workers who apply for Social Security …
What are the main differences between SSI and SSDI?
Among the programs available to people who need a hand, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) …
Students can still obtain SSDI benefits
College can be a memorable time in a person’s life. But for some students, the mounting pressure of early adulthood …
Proving that you are disabled for SSDI benefits
To get approval for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), you must show the Social Security Administration (SSA) that you are …
Reconsideration: What it is and how to prepare
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, again. It’s one of the most well-known phrases, and a lesson in …
Could social media affect your ability to receive disability payments?
If you have a disabling injury or illness that affects your ability to work, then you could probably benefit from …
Social networks may play a larger role in receiving SSD benefits
Some individuals in California have seen the way social networks can impact their life at school or work in a …
Your disability benefits: How long does it take?
You can’t return to your job. The injury you suffered left you with a permanent disability that means you will …
Can SSD benefits be cut off?
Many people living in California receive Social Security disability benefits. In most cases, these individuals rely on that income to …
Social Security Disability and hearing loss
Some California residents with hearing impairments may wonder if they qualify for Social Security Disability benefits. There is some information …
What to expect after filing for disability benefits
Individuals in California may ask for disability benefits if they have a mental or physical condition that prevents them from …
How work activity can affect a disability benefits application
People in California who are unable to work because of their disabilities may apply for Social Security Disability benefits. However, …
The Social Security Disability appeals process
For many people in California, the Social Security Disability application process can be a lengthy and arduous ordeal. Many deserving …
Individuals must be totally disabled to receive benefits
Individuals in California who are seeking disability benefits must show that it will prevent them from holding gainful employment for …
Can I apply for Social Security Disability before the age of 50?
Social Security Disability Insurance, despite what some people might think, is not only for those nearing retirement. In fact, anyone …
Will my age impact my Social Security Disability Insurance claim?
When people hear about Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, their minds often jump to older Americans. However, anyone between …
Can I get Social Security Disability (SSDI) for a Mental Illness?
Question: I have been struggling with depression for a couple of decades. I have tried many things to combat it—medication, …
After workers’ comp, don’t forget about SSD
Modern medicine is a wonder. It can cure many ailments and repair many types of injuries that were unthinkable a …
Equaling a social security disability listing
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has an impairment listing manual that outlines conditions that qualify for Social Security. Your medical …
Nurses can find themselves with a disability because of work
Working as a nurse can be quite rewarding. Nurses get to engage directly with patients in a way many doctors …
What are California disability insurance benefits?
Most California workers know that they’re eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits if they get hurt on the job, but …