SSDRC




How Likely are You to Win Your Disability Case?

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

Tips for filing a disability claim

What is the Purpose of the Social Security Disability SSI Medical Exam, or CE?

Common Mistakes after Receiving a Denial of benefits

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

  • How to File for SSI

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

    Social Security Disability SSI Criteria and the Evaluation Process

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

    Filing an Application for Disability Benefits

    How Long Does It Take To Get Disability Benefits?

    Qualifying: What do you Need to Prove to Qualify for Disability?


    • SSI Disability for Children and Age Appropriate Activities


    How to prove you are disabled
    and win disability benefits

     
    Generally, age appropriate activities are considered in Social Security child disability claims (note: these claims are actually filed in the SSI disability program since minor-age children are potentially eligible for SSI, but not social security disability, which is based on insured status that is gained through work credits).

    Age appropriate activities are the accepted age level functional activities that a child should be able to perform. Once children are school age, their functional abilities are more easily documented. Children who attend school have psychological testing, schoolwork and progress reports. Additionally, their teachers can provide information about their ability to perform age related activities.

    Social Security disability examiners send out teacher questionnaires to document a child’s ability to perform age related activities. They also offer some insight into the child’s problems with social functioning, deficiencies of concentration, attention, pace, and persistence. School records are sought for all school age children, so that disability examiners can effectively evaluate their functional abilities.

    If the child is under school age, it is somewhat more difficult to evaluate age appropriate activities. However, Social Security accepts medical evidence from the child’s medical treating sources and other medical sources, along with observations from parents and other concerned individuals who are aware of the child’s activities of daily living as evidence with regard to the child’s performance of age appropriate activities.














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    Topics and Questions


    The Difference Between Filing A New Disability Claim And Filing A Disability Appeal?

    Social Security Disability SSI and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

    How to apply for social security disability benefits for children

    What is the maximum fee a Social Security disability attorney can charge?

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

    Does Level of Education or Age Matter for Social Security Disability or SSI?

    Endocarditis and Filing for Disability

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

    Social Security Medical Exam - the purpose

    Applying for disability benefits in North Carolina

    Social Security Disability SSI and the Onset Date

    Do the Results of the Social Security Psychological Exam have any Bearing on Being Approved?

    Endometriosis and Filing for Disability

    What does a Disability Denial Letter from Social Security say?

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

    Enteritis and Filing for Disability

    The Social Security Disability Five Month Waiting Period

    Epilepsy and Filing for Disability

    The Social Security Medicare 24 Month Waiting Period

    What does social security mean by disability, i.e. what is the definition?

    The Social Security Disability Application

    Social Security Disability and Going In Front Of A Judge - What Happens?

    Social Security Disability Requirements

    What If I Do Not Have Enough Work Credits For Social Security Benefits?

    Social Security Disability List of Impairments

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

    The Difference Between Social Security Disability and SSI Really Involves Work Activity

    The SSI Award Letter from Social Security

    If I am Awarded Social Security Disability Will My Benefits be Cutoff Later?

    What makes you entitled to receive disability benefits under SSI or SSD?

    Tips for Getting Disability Approved When you File with Social Security

    For Social Security Disability, What Does It Mean When Your Case Gets Sent Out For Review?

    Social Security Disability Back pay and How Long it Takes to Qualify for it

    Can A Disability Attorney Guarantee That I Get A Social Security Approval?

    Receiving a Social Security Disability Award Letter

    How to Apply for Disability - What medical conditions can you apply for disability for?

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

    Mental Disability Benefits and What Social Security will Consider

    Disability Lawyer Success Rate - Do Lawyers Improve The Chances of Winning?

    Will I Qualify For SSI, How Do I Get Approved?

    If Am Medically Disabled, Can Social Security Still Turn Me Down For Some Reason?

    Questions about Disability Lawyers and Hiring a Disability Attorney

    Will my doctor charge me for a letter for my social security disability claim?

    Epstein-Barr Virus and Filing for Disability

    What does the social security administration definition of disability actually say?

    Applying for disability benefits in Louisiana

    Should I List My Past Depression Medications on My Social Security Disability Application?

    Does Social Security Disability prefer Current Medical Records for SSDI and SSI claims?

    Hiring a Qualified Disability Lawyer in Georgia

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
























    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