Serious breathing problems can make it difficult to work. Tightness in the chest, shortness of breath and fatigue associated with breathing problems make it difficult or even impossible to maintain gainful employment. If you find yourself unable to work as a result...
Social Security Disability Application
Social Security Disability Application
Are Social Security Disability Benefits Welfare?
Many people think that Social Security disability benefits are a form of government welfare. This is simply untrue. Social Security disability insurance benefits are insurance benefits that you pay for through the Social Security taxes that you pay. Just as you...
Questions To Ask A Lawyer Before Hiring One In Your Social Security Disability Case
The Disability and Injury Law Offices of David R. Machek helps people apply for and receive Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. We understand selecting an attorney to help you through this process is an important task....
Doctors Can Greatly Improve a Social Security Disability Applicant’s Chances for Being Sucessful
When it comes to a Social Security disability claim, the Social Security Administration takes an all-or-nothing approach. That is to say, only claimants who meet their strict definition of disability will qualify. Although individuals with a partial or short-term...
Social Security And SSI Disability Benefits In A Nutshell
About Social Security disability and SSI disability benefits Contact Social Security online (www.ssa.gov); or by phone (1-800-772-1213) What disability benefits are available? Title II (disability insurance - DIB) and SSI Who may be eligible? wage earners - Title...
7 Tips For Success In The Social Security Disability Process
We have provided this information to assist those who have applied for (or are about to apply for) Social Security or SSI disability benefits. Navigating the complex and confusing Social Security disability system is difficult and frustrating. These tips contain the...
Common Mistakes To Avoid When Completing State Agency Social Security Disability Forms
After your application for disability benefits is submitted to the Social Security Administration, your disability claim will be sent to a state disability determination agency and assigned to a disability claims adjudicator. That person will be in touch with you by...
TIPS FOR FILLING OUT YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY APPLICATION FORM SSA-3368 (ADULT DISABILITY REPORT)
Describing your medical conditions. Early in your application for Social Security disability benefits you will be asked to list your “illnesses, injuries or conditions.” You will also be asked how those conditions affect your ability to work. Under Section 2A (or the...
Thousands Of Americans Die While Waiting For A Disability Hearing Due To Social Security Backlogs
From 2008 to 2019, almost 110,000 people died as they awaited an appeal after initially being denied Social Security disability benefits, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan federal agency. In addition,between 2014...
How Does The Compassionate Allowance Program Affect Social Security Disability Claims?
In the last few blogs, we offered advice for submitting the strongest possible application for Social Security disability insurance benefits. A persuasive initial SSDI claim, if successful, will avoid the months of delays associated with administrative appeals. The...