Any mental or physical condition may qualify for Social Security Disability benefits provided it prevents you from sustaining self-supporting work activity or substantial gainful activity (SGA) for twelve months or longer. Social Security Disability examiners use a disability guide book called "...
Because childhood claims are difficult to appeal and attorneys work on a contingency basis, most attorneys do not handle childhood disability claims.However,SoarworksandNOSSCRoffer resources to parents seeking SSI for their children. Social Security benefits can help stabilize a family’s financial futur...
“What Social Security Disability and SSI cases win?” “Which medical conditions are most likely to win disability on appeal?” To answer this question, I went right to the source: the Social Security Administration (SSA). Social Security releases a lot of data every year to the general pub...
The application process for disability benefits is complicated and time-consuming. Before you can collect benefits, you must have been disabled for at least six months. However, the application process itself can take up to six months. So, don't wait for the six-month period of disability to...
Specifically, you may not qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. SSDI is a program that bridges the gap between the time you suffer a disabling impairment and the time you reach full retirement age. To qualify for SSDI, you need to meet certain work history ...
The Earned Income Tax Credit is designed to help low-to-moderate-income taxpayers get a tax break. Which workers qualify depends on factors like income and investment earnings, filing status, citizenship, and more. Use this breakdown of the Earned Income
Medicare coverage for people under 65 with disabilities is tied to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. “To get Medicare coverage under age 65 for a disability, you need to have been collecting SSDI payments for 24 months, and then in the twenty-fifth month, you become ...
Disability benefits: If you were injured during your years of service and become disabled, you could qualify for benefits. “Service members with service-connected disabilities may pay less on their property taxes, park their cars for free, drive on toll roads for free, secure free hunting...
Medicare coverage for people under 65 with disabilities is tied to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. “To get Medicare coverage under age 65 for a disability, you need to have been collecting SSDI payments for 24 months, and then in the twenty-fifth month, you become eligib...
Important Note About Applying or Re-Applying For Disability Benefits:Utilizing a Social Security Disability attorney or advocate may improve your chances of initial approval, get your approval processed more quickly and in many cases increase the amount of benefits you are awarded. There are no upfr...