The Social Security Administration recently announced a new proposal representing a shift in how SSI recipients who are given meals or groceries are treated, significantly making their lives easier. The proposal is that monthly benefits will no longer be reduced in...
In theory, the basic standards for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claims are simple to understand. The medical condition should be severe enough to impair someone's daily function and prevent painful employment. It also needs to last for 12 months or...
Regardless of how you hurt your back the pain you experience could affect your ability to sustain work. Even the most simple tasks can be difficult for someone with severe back pain. Someone who stands to greet incoming customers at a retail shop may spend many hours...
If you think that you might need Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, then you likely have a severe medical condition. Perhaps you suffered a traumatic brain injury because you fell at work, or maybe you have been diagnosed with cancer. Degenerative disc disease...
A family can get hit by more than one disabling injury or illness. Maybe you were approved for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) several years ago while your spouse kept working. Now your spouse has become seriously disabled too, but you're worried that the...
If you are injured or have a new or worsened disability, then you know how difficult it can be to get to work and maintain a job. Disability benefits are designed to help people in your circumstances when it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to perform substantial work...
Financial stresses are among the many traumas that accompany a cancer diagnosis. If you have been diagnosed with cancer and are worried about how you will pay your bills and put bread on the table, there may be hope in the form of Social Security Disability (SSD)...
For a long time, people felt that they couldn’t get Social Security Disability benefits if they had a mental health disorder. It was partially true, because claims were complex. Today, it is much easier to get Social Security Disability benefits with a mental health...
You have a serious health ailment that may prevent you from ever working again and are not sure what to do. Through research, you understand that an option is to seek Social Security disability (SSD) benefits. You are unfamiliar with this experience, so you suspect...
Suddenly developing a disabling medical condition after a lifetime of hard work can utterly change your life. You will no longer have the enjoyment of your professional development nor the income that you once enjoyed. You may require regular medical care and could...
