SSDRC




Resource Questions:

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


Can I get Retroactive SSI Disability Benefits?


How to prove you are disabled
and win disability benefits

 
"Will I be able to collect retroactive SSI disability benefits?"



Retroactive disability benefits pertain to Social Security disability (SSD) benefits only because it involves a back payment of disability benefits of up to twelve months prior to the applicant’s filing date. If they are approved for disability benefits during the retroactive period, they may receive retroactive benefits along with the back pay disability benefits owed from the initial filing date until they receive their disability approval.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability beneficiaries have no retroactive back pay disability benefits because eligibility for disability benefits begins with the filing date and no earlier. Disability back pay benefits can only begin with the application filing date for SSI beneficiaries.














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Individual Questions and Answers


  • How Likely Is It That A Social Security Disability Claim Will Be Won Prior To The Hearing Level?

  • If I am denied for disability from social security, what is the next immediate step to take?

  • What is DDS, or disability determinations services ?

  • How do you apply for disability for your children ?

  • Filing for SSD Disability - When Should You put in a Claim?

  • Applying for disability benefits in Massachusetts

  • Social Security Disability--Permanent Disability

  • The Psychologist Exam for Social Security Disability and SSI Claims

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

  • Doing the SSDI Appeal Online

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

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

  • Disability Criteria - Eligibility For Social Security and SSI Disability

  • Has my Disability Claim Been Approved?

  • Inability to Work and Eligibility for Social Security Disability and SSI Benefits

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

  • How to File for SSI

  • How Many Work Credits Do You Need To Have For SSI?

  • The Social Security Disability Doctor Appointment is Called a CE

  • Should you get Help from a Disability Attorney before the Claim has been Denied?

  • Hiring a Qualified Disability Lawyer in Ohio

  • Proving a Social Security Disability Case Often Means Getting a Statement from Your Doctor

  • Should you get a Disability Lawyer before you File for Disability, or get an answer on your claim?

  • Can my Social Security Disability or SSI benefits be stopped or cutoff ?

  • Steps for Filing A Disability Claim Under SSI or SSD

  • Can You Lose Your Social Security Disability Benefits When Your Case Is Reviewed?

  • Disability reconsideration - what is it and how do you file for it?

  • Will the the SSA Disability Examiner Call or Contact Me at some point?

  • Applying for disability benefits in Kansas

  • Are you allowed to work at all if you get Social Security disability or SSI ?

  • If Social Security Turns Down My Case Can I apply For Disability A Second Time?
























    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