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 Temporary Disability - Can I get temporary benefits?


How to prove you are disabled
and win disability benefits

 
I was visiting a Social Security disability forum recently, and someone posted the question, “I need help, can I get temporary Social Security disability?”.

I am sorry to say there is no such thing as Social Security Temporary disability. In fact, the whole premise of Social Security disability is that an individual has been unable to work at a substantial level for a year, or that the individual expects to be unable to work at a substantial level for a year due to a medical and/or mental condition.

Furthermore, Social Security disability is based upon the fact that you are unable to return to your past work. or perform any other work due to your mental or physical impairments. And again, this condition must be expected to last for at least twelve months and may be permanent.

In addition to this misconception, some individuals mistakenly assume that the social security disability and SSI program use percentage ratings for disability claims. But this is not the case. Social Security disability and SSI are not based upon a percentage of disability, such as those disability benefits paid by the Veteran’s Administration.

Simply put, if you have a disabling impairment, or impairments, and your state of disability does not last twelve months, you are not considered to be disabled by the Social Security Administration.














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Individual Questions and Answers


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

  • Can You Avoid Being Denied on a Social Security Disability Claim?

  • Why Will A Social Security Disability Application Get Denied? (SSDI Denial)

  • Denied For Social Security Disability Because I Can Work -- What are my Options?

  • What if you Move out of State after you apply for Social Security Disability or SSI?

  • Social Security Disability SSI - Income and Financial Issues

  • Applying for disability benefits in Georgia

  • The Social Security Disability Denial Letter

  • Who handles my case if I apply for Social Security disability ?

  • How can you speed up a Social Security Disability case?

  • If You Are Represented For Social Security Disability or SSI, When Do You Pay The Fee?

  • The Qualifications for Disability Benefits and the Types of Evidence Social Security Looks at

  • Qualifications for SSI and Social Security Disability

  • Medical Disability Requirements for SSD and SSI

  • SSI Disability Application Wait Time

  • After I File For Disability Will Social Security Pay For Me To See A Doctor?

  • Does Your Last Job Determine If You Receive A Social Security or SSI Award?

  • Hiring a Qualified Disability Lawyer in North Carolina

  • Social Security Disability, SSI Decisions – What Is the Rate of Approval?

  • Can I get SSI for RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis?

  • How Do I Find Out How My Disability Appeal Is Going?

  • What Income Will Affect Your Disability Benefits?

  • Is multiple sclerosis considered a disability by Social Security?

  • How to Qualify for Disability - How severe must a condition be?

  • Depression, Social Security Disability, and Applying for Benefits

  • Being Determined Medically Disabled for Social Security Disability

  • Can I Qualify For Disability and Receive Benefits based on Depression?
























    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