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


How Long Can You Receive Social Security Disability Benefits (SSDI)?


How to prove you are disabled
and win disability benefits

 
There is no expressed time limit for SSDI, or Social Security disability insurance benefits, except that all beneficiaries who are receiving disability benefits at the time of their full retirement age automatically convert over to full retirement benefits.

However, this does not mean that there are no situations that could potentially terminate an individual’s entitlement to disability benefits. For instance, if a person is receiving Social Security disability or adult child disability benefits on a parent’s record, their benefits can be terminated for work activity.

The rules of SGA (substantial work activity) performance apply to disability benefits, meaning if a person earns over the SGA monthly earnings limit (to see the limit: the SGA work earnings limit for social security) there is a possibility that their disability benefits could be suspended or even terminated. If fact, work activity is one of the most common causes of disability benefit termination.

Of course, there are other reasons for termination of SSDI disability eligibility prior to full retirement. Social Security does periodic disability reviews on all disability beneficiaries to determine if they still meet the guidelines of Social Security disability medical entitlement. If the medical review indicates that an individual has had medical improvement, the individual’s disability benefit will be terminated.

Some SSDI disability beneficiaries will lose their disability benefits due to non-disability factors. Individuals receiving adult disabled child’s disability benefits will lose their eligibility for disability benefits on their parents record if they marry someone who is not disabled or is receiving SSI (Supplemental Security Income disability).

How long can you receive disability benefits? Other than the above mentioned scenarios, most individuals who are approved for disability benefits will remain on those benefits for the rest of their lives or until their disability benefit converts to full retirement benefits as long as they continue to meet the definition of Social Security disability and SSI disability.














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Individual Questions and Answers


  • How do I apply for a Social Security disability widow’s claim ?

  • What are the SSI disability qualifications for Adults and Children?

  • Filing an Application for Disability Benefits under SSD or SSI

  • Social security disability SSDI Benefits and your ability to work

  • How does Social Security determine if I am disabled or not?

  • How do you get an SSI disability application started?

  • Applying for disability benefits in Georgia

  • Social Security Disability Back pay

  • The Medical Requirements for Receiving Social Security Disability or SSI

  • Social Security Disability — when to file

  • Will I be approved for disability on my appeal ?

  • What is usually the status of your social security disability or SSI case?

  • What Do I Do to File a Social Security Disability Appeal

  • What is the Role of a Social Security Disability Representative?

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

  • Are there ways to avoid being denied for SSI or social security disability?

  • Should you talk to an Attorney before you file a Disability Claim with Social Security?

  • Social Security Disability, SSI, and Whether or Not a Person can Still Work

  • The Sequence of Steps to be Approved for Social Security Disability or SSI

  • Why Is It So Hard For People To Get Social Security Disability?

  • What does a Disability Denial Letter from Social Security say?

  • Can you apply for disability if you have a mental condition ?

  • Does Social Security Hold Back The First five Months Of Back Pay?

  • How do you Apply for SSI?

  • Will my claim for SSD or SSI Disability Benefits be denied?

  • How often does someone get disability approved in just a few months ?

  • Steps for Filing A Disability Claim Under SSI or SSD

  • Can you get temporary Social Security disability or SSI benefits ?

  • How do I request a social security disability hearing - How do I file?

  • What is the best way to check the status of a Social Security Disability Claim or SSI claim?

  • Are the Chances of Winning Disability Benefits Higher at a Social Security Hearing with a Judge?

  • What if you make too much when You apply for disability?

  • Are SSD and SSI disability cases decided differently or in the same way?

  • How Do You Avoid A Social Security Disability Overpayment?

  • Are children eligible to receive disability benefits ?

  • Total Disability - Will social security try to determine if a person is totally disabled?

  • Can You Get Approved For Social Security Disability If You Do Not Take Medication Or Go To a Doctor?

  • Qualifying for Disability - What is Social Security Looking for?

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

  • What does a Social Security Disability Examiner do?

  • Does Social Security Disability Have a Time Limit?

  • Hiring a Qualified Disability Lawyer in Connecticut

  • Is there a time limit for how long you can collect Social Security Disability or SSI benefits?

  • Can I work without it affecting my social security disability or SSI?
























    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