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 […]
Average Indexed Monthly Income (AIME) to Calculate Your Social Security Disability benefits
Disability claims taken either under SSI or SSDI use the same criteria for medical evaluation. Read more on that here. However, what you receive under each program depends solely on how much Social Security Taxes you paid under your wages. The Social Security Administration, SSA uses two basic formulas to calculate your SSDI benefits. The […]
Disability Starter Fact Sheet for Family Member’s Benefits
Family is one of the world’s most beautiful blessings. Yet, anything that befalls upon families worries you. If you are someone who is the sole major responsible person for your family, but have been unable to meet their financial needs, do not worry. The Social Security Administration allows upto 150% of the disabled family member’s […]
Social Security Benefits for Survivors in 2021 and Onward
Losing a family member to social security can be hard enough. The devastation can prove even more cumbersome if the family has to deal with unforeseen financial issues along with the emotional turmoil.Sad to relate, various Coronavirus related deaths in United States have been of old and retired people who could not survive the lethal […]
Tips on Preparing for Social Security Disability Appeals during COVID-19 Lockdown
The Social Security Administration has disabled in-person disability hearings amidst the COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing measures. Since most of the SSA staff is working remotely, the SSA closed its hearing offices and has currently only online video hearings facility for disability claimants. If you have subscribed to participate in a disability hearings process through […]
SSDI Online Hearings Process during COVID-19
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Social Security Administration has switched to online hearings for your Disability Appeals. Since most of the SSA staff is working remotely from homes, the SSA has discontinued in-person ALJ hearings for an indefinite period of time. What are Social Security Online Hearings? An online Disability Hearing is an […]