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Are SSI claims denied more than Social Security disability claims ?Social Security treats SSI and Social Security disability equally in the medical decision process. Therefore, no more SSI claims than Social Security disability claims are denied medically. In fact, most claims are concurrent, meaning that an individual who has gone in to a social security office to file for disability benefits has actually filed for both SSI and Social Security disability, even if they never realize it. However, it should be pointed out that since SSI is a need-based program, the income and resources of an applicant must be considered even if a medical allowance (approval) has been made on a claim. What does this mean? Well it means that some SSI claims are denied on the basis of resources or income even though the individual applicant was found to be disabled, according to the social security administration's medical disability criteria. For this reason, it may appear that more SSI claims are denied than Social Security disability claims, simply because of the non-medical considerations involved with the SSI disability program. For more information on: Social Security Disability and SSI Disability.
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