Breast Cancer and SSDI
To be eligible for SSDI or SSI due to breast cancer, you must be unable to work and your cancer must have lasted a year or longer – or be projected to last a year or more. Breast cancer affects one out of every eight women throughout her lifetime. Two-thirds of breast cancer patients are […]
Getting Disability Benefits for Cancer Patients
A cancer diagnosis can be frightening for patients and their families, but whether a patient will qualify for Social Security disability benefits is determined by how the condition affects the person’s capacity to work. To be sure, life-threatening and terminal cancer diagnoses usually result in the automatic and, in some cases, hastened award of disability […]
Social Security Disability benefits for HIV/AIDS
In order to qualify for SSDI benefits, you have to prove to the SSA that your HIV/AIDS immunodeficiency virus is ‘severe’ enough to prevent you from performing daily functional activities. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the cause of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV destroys the CD4 lymphocytes (type of white blood cell) causing impairment […]
Problems with Liver Damage Qualifiable for SSDI Benefits
Your liver is responsible for various tasks that keep you healthy. It transforms nutrients into molecules that your body needs. Toxins are removed. It contributes to the conversion of food into energy. When your liver malfunctions, your entire body suffers. Social Security Disability Benefits with Liver Impairments According to the American Liver Foundation, more than […]
5 Reasons Your Disability Claim Was Denied
Every year, millions of individuals apply for Social Security Disability benefits. At the beginning of the disability claim process, only thirty percent of applications that the Social Security Administration receives are approved. There are some reasons why Social Security Disability benefits are denied, though the reasons for denial vary from claim to claim. Understanding the […]
Social Security Disability for Type I and Type II Diabetes Meningitis
The Social Security Administration no longer considers type I meningitis as a disability in its Blue Book. However, you can qualify for benefits with diabetes if you develop other underlying symptoms or diseases either listed in the Blue Book or that seriously impair your ability to perform substantial gainful activity (SGA). Although controlled diabetes is […]
Social Security Disability Benefits for Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes digestive tract inflammation, which can result in stomach pain, severe diarrhoea, exhaustion, weight loss, and malnutrition. Crohn’s disease causes inflammation in different parts of the digestive tract in different persons. This inflammation frequently spreads into the bowel’s deeper layers. Crohn’s disease is a […]
Social Security Disability for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
If you suffer from IBS alone, you might not win disability benefits right away. However, if your IBS obstructs your day to day activities by as low as 20% through frequent bathroom visits, you might easily qualify for the social security disability benefits. Irritable bowel syndrome affects millions of American men and women, each year. […]
Disability Benefits Denied Due to Noncompliance with Treatment
Social Security may refuse disability payments if you do not take recommended drugs or other therapy. If you apply for disability benefits but do not adhere to your doctor’s treatment plan, Social Security may deny your claim for “treatment noncompliance.” This is because Social Security may find that if you took the medicine, had the […]
What Effect Does Working During Early Retirement Have on Benefits?
Does Working Affect Disability Eligibility? An applicant must earn less than $1,350 per month in 2022 (up from $1,310 in 2021) to qualify for disability benefits under the Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programmes. (Blind applicants can earn up to $2,260 per month in 2022.) Anyone working in excess of […]