Stimulus Checks for SSDI Dependents, VA Beneficiaries
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the biggest economic rescue plans in the US history. This stimulus check package is the largest-to-date in the whole COVID crisis. New Stimulus Payment According to the IRS, SSDI beneficiaries who have the required work credits are set to receive upto $1400 in stimulus payments. For eligible married […]
The Role of Vocational Expert in Your Disability Hearing
The disability hearings are critical of what evidence you may give to the administrative law judge (ALJ) to win your disability benefits. The testimony of your vocational expert plays a decisive role in the hearings. What is a Disability Hearing? Approximately 68% of SSDI applications are denied at the initial stage. However, that is not […]
What Do You Need From Your Doctor To File For Disability Claims
If you’re applying for disability to Social Security Administration (SSA), you’ll need your doctor’s statement showing that you have been in fact unable to work for the last 12 months or more. You can take help from your doctor through getting them to fill the ‘medical source statement’. While the SSA will at most times […]
Social Security Disability for Inflammatory Arthritis Disorder
Inflammatory arthritis is a collective term used for the inflammation of the joints. Factors behind the onset of arthritis may include a variety of factors such as age, injury, excessive wear and tear, obesity, and infections. Rheumatoid Arthritis vs Inflammatory Arthritis as a Disability Understanding how joints work help us understand how arthritis works. Hence, […]
Stimulus Relief Package 2021
To-date, the IRS had delivered upto 164 million stimulus payments worth $386 billion during the COVID-19 relief package signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021. This relief bill was passed by the Congress under the famous American Rescue Plan Act containing upto $1.9 trillion funds offering economic assistance to millions of individuals. Third Stimulus […]
Disability Benefits for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is when body’s defense mechanism gets upset and starts targeting the joint linings of own body. This may result in muscle and bone deformity, particularly targeting both knees, wrists and both hands. It also affects the skin, heart, lungs, eyes, blood or nerves. It can also cause bone erosion, making it impossible to […]
4 Things Social Security Beneficiaries Should Not Do
Earning social security disability benefits is like winning a merit-based lottery, with a chance of 1 in a million. However, while most people learn to remain vigilant about the rules while they’re in the process, many disability beneficiaries simply forget to follow the rules, once they have won the SSDI benefits. The unfortunate part is, […]
Working While Receiving SSDI Benefits
The SSA offers individuals an opportunity to work without losing their disability benefits. Social Security Administration understands that a disability beneficiary may want to return to work and earn more than what they receive in their SSDI benefits. A job may mean increased income and financial security than the disability benefit, and the job can […]
Basic Requirements to Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits
1 in 6 Americans or approximately 64 million US citizens are on the Social Security Disability Benefits among many other Social Security Administration programs. While 4 out of 5 times the beneficiaries are people aged over 50 years, for the rest 1 in 5 people are young disability beneficiaries for various qualified disabilities such as […]
How Does Social Security Disability Define Skilled, Semi-Skilled and Unskilled Work?
As important as it is to fill your SSDI application right, it is equally important to classify your prior job at the right skill level can help you win disability. So if you’ve applied for Social Security disability and your agency considers that you are actually not able to do your past work, the agency […]