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


How does work qualify you for disability ?


How to prove you are disabled
and win disability benefits

 
If an individual has earnings, those earnings will become work credits for achieving insured status for social security retirement and social security disability benefits. SSI disability, by contrast, does not require that you have work credits, as it is a program based upon financial need.

What is a work credit? A work credit or work quarter is a monetary amount determined by the Social Security Administration, which enables a worker to become insured for benefits from the Social Security Administration. An individual may earn four work credits or quarters per year.

Most individuals need forty quarters of coverage to be insured for social security retirement, however that amount is usually lower for individuals applying for social security disability.

Why is work important for your disability claim? Work is important because it will allow you to become insured for a Title II benefit (otherwise known as social security disability), and your earnings will determine the amount of money payable to you and your family.

Remember, SSI disability does not provide for any amount that can be paid to dependents.














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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?

  • 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 ?

  • Applying for disability benefits in Georgia

  • To Apply for Disability with Depression and Medical Documentation

  • 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 ?

  • Asthma, Social Security Disability, and Applying for Benefits

  • How long can you receive 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?

  • How to File for SSI

  • Working while on social security disability and not reporting

  • When is a Person Considered Fully Disabled by Social Security?

  • Hiring a Qualified Disability Lawyer in Wisconsin

  • Narcolepsy, Social Security Disability, and Applying for Benefits

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

  • 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