Getting Social Security Disability After Age 65
Disabled adults can start receiving disability benefits at literally any age (even before full retirement age). However, for disabled adults over age 65, it is better to apply for SSDI benefits than retirement benefits. According to a report, the average age at which American people retire is 62 (minimum retirement age). However, the poll also […]
Worn-Out Worker Rule SSDI
The Social Security Administration has special rules for people who have had several years of physical unskilled labor. The worn-out worker rule enables a special window for disability claimants who would otherwise be denied SSDI due to not meeting the SSA’s condition for disability. Rules to meet Worn-Out Worker Rules The worn out worker rule […]
Would You Be Denied SSDI if Your Visual Acuity Test Comes Fine
You may have partial or complete blindness, thinking it automatically qualifies you for disability benefits. As a claimant, you may have the view that you having problems with your hearing or vision, having to use a hearing aid or glasses are enough for you to qualify for SSDI. Infact, you’re not considered legally blind or […]
Automatic Cost of Living Adjustments | 2021
The SSA adjusts the SSDI amounts for social security payments each year by adjusting them with inflation through a complicated formula for cost of living. Cost-of-Living Adjustment Enacted in 1973, the federal legislation allows the SSA to adjust the amount of SSDI paychecks to keep up pace with the changing dynamics of the economic system. […]
What are the Non-Medical Requirements for SSDI 2021
To qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance, SSDI you would need to meet the eligibility for both medical and non-medical qualifications for SSDI. The most common reason for denial is not being able to meet the medical qualifications but an inability to meet the non-medical criteria. This happens simply because not many people are aware […]
Disability Benefits for Wounded Warriors
Millions of US veterans have retired from active or passive duty from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars during the last two decades. As with any other war, the statistics from Pew Research suggest, the number of disabled veterans has also escalated sharply. There are around 19 million US veterans this year, making up 10% of […]
Rules for Winning SSDI Benefits for Blind
Legally blind people are unable to see but not necessarily be totally blind. The federal government uses the term ‘legal blindness’ to determine whether you can get certain benefits, like disability or job training. How Does the SSA Define Blindness? A 20/20 vision is considered as perfectly normal, i.e., if a person is able to […]
Calculating your Social Security Disability in 2021
If you’re applying for SSDI benefits, then your disability paycheck amount depend on your average lifetime earnings before you became disabled. Unlike Supplemental Security Income (SSI) which is purely a need-based disability programme, the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) programme is purely a merit-based insurance programmer. The SSA determines if a person is disabled enough […]
Average Indexed Monthly Earnings for SSDI 2021
How much you earned throughout your lifetime before your disability is the key factor in determining your disability payments. Although the severity of your disability does not affect this amount, income from other sources can. Unlike the supplemental security income (SSI) which is purely a need-based benefits programe, the social security disability insurance programme requires […]
Work Credits for Disability Benefits | 2021
In order to be eligible for SSDI one must be ‘insured’ by the SSA, i.e., possess enough work credits along with having paid FICA taxes to qualify. The Social Security Administration has both medical and non-medical requirements for a person to be eligible for receiving the social security disability benefits. One of the financial conditions […]