SSDRC




How Likely are You to Win Your Disability Case?

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

Tips for filing a disability claim

What is the Purpose of the Social Security Disability SSI Medical Exam, or CE?

Common Mistakes after Receiving a Denial of benefits

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

Social Security Disability SSI Criteria and the Evaluation Process

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

Filing an Application for Disability Benefits

How Long Does It Take To Get Disability Benefits?

Qualifying: What do you Need to Prove to Qualify for Disability?


What is a date of entitlement ?


How to prove you are disabled
and win disability benefits

 
Date of entitlement refers to the month that you become entitled to a disability benefit. There are different dates of entitlement for the two disability programs (Title II and Title 16) that the Social Security Administration manages for the federal government.

For instance, Title II disability (social security disability) is based on earnings, and your date of entitlement will most likely be the sixth month following the month your earnings are below SGA (SGA stands for substantial gainful activity and if you earn more than the monthly SGA amount for a given year you will not be eligible to receive disability benefits). This delay is typically referred to as "the five month waiting period".

The SSI program (Title 16), which is a need based program, requires no waiting period for those entitled to disability benefits. Consequently, if an individual meets all medical disability requirements and non-medical requirements in the month of filing for disability, the individual will be entitled to receive SSI disability benefits beginning with the month they filed for disability.














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Individual Questions and Answers


  • Why Will A Social Security Disability Application Get Denied?

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

  • How Long Does It Take For An Answer To Qualify For Social Security Disability or SSI?

  • 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

  • Applying for disability benefits in Florida

  • How Quick Is The Disability Claim Decision Made?

  • What Happens When You File an SSI or Social Security Disability Application?

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

  • Can a child receive disability benefits for asthma ?

  • Should you get a Non-Attorney Disability Representative for a Social Security or SSI case?

  • Can I Get Disability If I Was Paid Under the Table?

  • 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 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

  • Applying for disability benefits in Wisconsin

  • 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

  • Hiring a Qualified Disability Lawyer in DC, District of Columbia

  • 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