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


Can I file a widow’s claim if my spouse received SSI ?


How to prove you are disabled
and win disability benefits

 
There are no survivor benefits payable to the dependents of an SSI beneficiary. SSI is a need-based program. Therefore, once the beneficiary has passed away, the benefit ends.

You should contact your local Social Security office or call the toll free Social Security number (1-800-772-1213) to inquire about potential entitlement to a widow or widower’s benefit if the deceased spouse received a Social Security check in addition to an SSI check.














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Individual Questions and Answers


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

  • Can you apply for disability on the basis of multiple health problems?

  • How Long Will it Take To Get a Decision Letter from Social Security Disability?

  • What makes a person eligible to receive disability benefits?

  • Letters from doctors for Social Security Disability

  • What are social security disability denials based on, your medical or work history?

  • Work quarters to qualify for disability

  • How Often Does Social Security Approve Disability The First Time You Apply?

  • SSI for children

  • What is the Application Process for Social Security Disability and SSI?

  • Can a child receive disability benefits for asthma ?

  • How Disabled Must You be to get Social Security Disability Approved?

  • Steps for Filing A Disability Claim Under SSI or SSD

  • Are children eligible to receive disability benefits ?

  • Applying for disability benefits in New Jersey

  • When should you apply for Social security disability?

  • Does Social Security offer Partial Disability Benefits?

  • Asthma, Social Security Disability, and Applying for Benefits

  • Questions about Disability Lawyers and Hiring a Disability Attorney

  • How long can you receive SSI or Social Security disability benefits?

  • How to claim disability

  • What is Social Security Back Pay?

  • Filing for Disability- what to bring to a disability interview when you apply

  • Winning Social Security Disability Benefits For Mental Disorders

  • Will Coronary Artery Heart Disease qualify you for disability?

  • How is SSI different from Social Security Disability?

  • Narcolepsy, Social Security Disability, and Applying for Benefits

  • What Are the Social Security Disability Requirements For Personal Assets?

  • Hiring a Qualified Disability Lawyer in West Virginia

  • What medical conditions can you apply for disability for

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

  • Does A Certain Percentage of VA Disability Automatically Make You Eligible For Social Security Disability?
























    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