SSDRC




What is the Application Process for Social Security Disability and SSI?

How do you Win Benefits under Social Security Disability or SSI?

If I am determined disabled, how far back will Social Security pay benefits?

How do you prove your disability case if you have a mental condition?

What Can I Do to Improve My Chances of Winning Disability Benefits

Common Mistakes after Receiving a Denial of Social Security Disability or SSI Benefits

How to File for Disability - Tips for Filing

If You Get Approved For SSDI Will You Also Get Medicare?

How much does a Social Security disability attorney get paid?

Social Security Disability SSI Criteria and the Evaluation Process

How long does it take to be approved for SSI or Social Security disability?

What do you Need to Prove to Qualify for Disability Benefits?

Social Security Disability SSI and Fibromyalgia

Social Security Disability SSI and Degenerative Disc Disease

Can I Qualify For Disability and Receive Benefits based on Depression?

Answers to questions about SSD and SSI disability

What Disabilities Qualify for SSI and Social Security Disability Benefits?

Social Security Disability Status

Social Security Disability Tips — how a claim gets worked on

Social Security Disability, SSI Disability - Terms, Definitions, Concepts


Will You Possibly Get Less Than Total Disability From Social Security?


How to prove you are disabled
and win disability benefits

 
Social Security disability is not a partial or percentage disability program. The definition of Social Security disability holds that a disability is a physical or mental condition that has prevented a person from performing substantial gainful activity (work) for at least twelve month, or is expected to prevent SGA for twelve months.

SGA, or substantial gainful activity can be defined as a monthly earnings amount that Social Security considers self-supporting.

To qualify for disability a person must not be able to perform any of their past work (work they have performed in the past fifteen years that was at the SGA-level and which lasted three months or more) or any other work due to the limitations caused by their disability.

Unlike partial disability programs such as Veteran’s Administration disability, Social Security disability does not award partial disability benefits based on a percentage of disability. Social Security is not like short term disability or long term disability benefits provided by employers, in that, to be awarded disability benefits through Social Security or SSI, an individual must not only be unable to perform their usual line of work, but other kinds of work as well. For this reason, an individual will never receive less than total disability from Social Security.

It was my experience as a disability examiner that many individuals who were eligible for veteran’s benefits or long term employer disability benefits sometimes had a hard time being approved for Social Security disability, simply because the criteria for Social Security disability determinations are much stricter than criteria used to make long term disability or veteran’s disability determinations.














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Topics and Questions


  • What should you say if you go to a Social Security Exam?

  • Should you get a Statement from a Personal Physician for your SSD or SSI Disability Case?

  • Social Security Medical Exam - the purpose

  • If my medical condition keeps me from working will I get Social Security disability ?

  • Applying for disability benefits in Georgia

  • What is the process for approving a Social Security disability claim ?

  • Will SSD Be Based On Newer Or Older Medical Records?

  • How do Social Security Disability and SSI appeals work ?

  • Social Security Denial - What should be done if your disability is denied?

  • Answers to Social Security Disability and SSI Questions

  • The Social Security Disability Doctor Appointment is Called a CE

  • Can I Receive More Social Security Disability If I Get Another Condition Or Illness?

  • Is There A Way To Get Automatically Approved For SSI And Social Security Disability?

  • Is it hard to qualify for Social Security benefits if you have depression ?

  • Why Are Child SSI Cases Often Turned Down By Social Security Examiners?

  • Tips and Advice for Social Security Disability and SSI Claims

  • The Social Security Disability Hearing Office

  • How Far Back Does Social Security Look At Your Medical Records?

  • Your Chances With SSDI On the First Appeal

  • How Do You Switch Your Disability Lawyer?

  • Social Security Disability Application Online

  • How to File for SSI

  • When you file for disability and have both Mental and Physical Conditions

  • What Happens If I Miss My Social Security Appeal Date?

  • Is There Social Security Disability For Children?

  • Medical Source Statement for Social Security Disability or SSI

  • What Income Will Affect Your Disability Benefits?

  • SSI Benefits-who is Eligible and How do I apply?

  • What Can You Do to Make Sure Your Social Security Disability Reconsideration Gets Approved?

  • The chances of winning a social security hearing for disability benefits?

  • Should you ask a Disability Lawyer About Their Win Rate and How Many Cases They get Approved?

  • Social Security Disability Lawyers - Fees and Representation Information

  • Social Security Disability and SSI Decisions

  • What is a Social Security Disability SSI Durational Denial?

  • Can you get Social Security Disability or SSI for a short period of time, i.e. Temporary Disability?

  • How Do You Avoid A Social Security Disability Overpayment?

  • Is A Three Year Old With Disabilities Eligible For SSD Or Only SSI?

  • Who qualifies for disability benefits ?

  • Can I Get SSDI Disability If I have Not Worked Before?

  • After you file for SSD, the Disability Examiner may contact you for additional information

  • How Disabling Does A Condition Have To Be For Social Security, SSDI Benefits?

  • Hiring a Qualified Disability Lawyer in Wisconsin

  • Can a Congressional Inquiry Really Help Your Disability Case?

  • What do you Need to Prove to Qualify for Disability Benefits?
























    SSD and SSI are Federal Programs

    The title II Social Security Disability and title 16 SSI Disability programs operate under federal guidelines and, therefore, the program requirements--medical and non-medical--apply to all states:

    Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

    Recent approval and denial statistics for various states can be viewed here:

    Social Security Disability, SSI Approval and Denial Statistics by state

    Special Section: Disability Lawyers and unnecessary claim denials