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...
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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...
Quailying For Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits: Part VI- Deciding When to Stop Working
This is the 6th article in a series designed to explain the Social Security and SSI disability application process and to provide helpful information to individuals applying for those benefits. An application for Social Security disability benefits should be filed as...
Qualifying for Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits: Part V- The Role That Mental Health Symptoms Play In Your Claim for Disability Benefits
This is the 5th article in a series designed to explain the Social Security and SSI disability application process and to provide helpful information to individuals applying for those benefits. An application for benefits should be filed as soon as the person...
Qualifying for Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits: Part IV- The Importance of Your Medical Records
This is the 4th article in a series designed to explain the Social Security and SSI disability application process and to provide helpful information to individuals applying for those benefits. An application for benefits should be filed as soon as a person believes...
Qualifying for Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits: Part III- Improving Your Disability Application
This is the third article in a series designed to explain the Social Security and SSI disability application process and to provide helpful information to individuals applying for those benefits. To review briefly, Social Security and SSI disability benefits are...
Qualifying for Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits: Part II- The Application Process
This is the second article in a series designed to explain the Social Security and SSI disability application process and to provide helpful information to individuals applying for those benefits. To review briefly, Social Security and SSI disability benefits...
Social Security and SSI Disability Podcast of The Disability and Injury Law Offices of David R. Machek
Listen to the "Social Security Disability Benefits" podcast by David R. Machek, Esq., Disability and Law Offices of David R. Machek: ...
Qualifying for Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits: Part I- The Basics
What benefits are available for the disabled from Social Security? There are two benefit programs, disability insurance (Title II) and SSI (Title XVI). The first program is for persons with a sufficient earnings history as recorded by the Social Security...