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


Social Security disability and assets


How to prove you are disabled
and win disability benefits

 
Are assets (meaning cars, cash, property etc.) important when you file a file a social security disability or SSI claim? Well, the answer depends on which disability program you are talking about.

Social security disability is a program that is based on being insured for disability benefits as a result of having worked long enough and having paid enough into the system. For social security disability, the assets you have are not an issue and do not enough get considered in the disability decision process.

SSI, however, is different. The Supplemental Security Income program (otherwise known as SSI) is based on need, therefore your resources and income have to be evaluated when your claim is filed.

Most often, when you file for Social Security Disability (not a need based program), you will be asked questions about income and resources to ascertain if you also may qualify for SSI. Why you might ask? Well, Social Security disability has a five-month waiting period in which you will not be paid a benefit even if you are approved, and you may be qualified to receive SSI during those months if you meet the income and resource limits.














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Individual Questions and Answers


  • How long does it take receive disability benefits after you are approved?

  • Is There Social Security Disability For Children?

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

  • What are the earnings limits for those on disability benefits?

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

  • How Likely are You to Win Your Disability Case?

  • What is Social Security Back Pay?

  • If you are applying for Social Security disability when does Medicare start ?

  • Is Bipolar Disorder a disability according to Social Security?

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

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

  • Why was I denied social security disability?

  • SSI Benefits - what do they include and how long does it take

  • Social Security Disability Claim Denied and what to do about it

  • Do Most Social Security Disability Reconsiderations Get Turned Down?

  • Do you get medical health care coverage with SSI ?

  • Applying for disability benefits in Washington

  • Can Your Social Security Disability or SSI Benefits Be Reduced?

  • Should I be Represented by a Disability Lawyer or a Non-Specialized Disability Attorney?

  • Your Medical Condition and Social Security Disability or SSI

  • Disability Hearings - how many are won?

  • Do You have A Chance Of Losing Disability Benefits If Your Case Gets Reviewed?

  • How is the Determination for Disability made by Social Security?

  • Hiring a Qualified Disability Lawyer in Michigan

  • To get a Social Security Disability or SSI Award do you have to have a Permanent Disability?

  • How does Social Security consider lupus as a disability?

  • Do You Qualify For SSDI Benefits from SSA? (Social Security Disability Insurance)

  • Social Security Disability Representation Issues

  • When do you receive a Hearing for Disability?

  • COPD, Social Security Disability, and Applying for Benefits

  • How Does Social Security Disability Make Its Decision?

  • The Time Involved on a Social Security Disability Decision
























    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