Disabilty??

I agree that vocational rehabilitation might your best option - to help you get a different kind of work. As for SSDI or SSI - you have to prove...

What is the difference between SSI and SSDI?

Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits - this is an insurance program, which pays benefits upon the loss of a wage-earners' income due to...

I was denied a waiver from social security for an overpayment in 2011 can I sue them

Waiver requests are increasingly denied if they exceed $1000, especially if you are due benefits from which SSA can recover the overpayment. ...

I was married twice, both husbands have died, I am 55 when can I collect on my first husband's social security?

You can collect between age 50 and 60 if you are medically disabled, or at age 60 as a widow. I hope this information helps. Good luck to...

I am 38 years old and mentally and physically handicapped and I do not have many credits and I have been turned down for ssi

If your SSI was denied, you have only 60 days to appeal, so do not delay. If you filed for SSDI and not SSI, then as my colleague says, file for...

When should someone apply for social security disability when under a workmen compensation case is still open?

I agree with my colleagues - you should apply immediately. Even if there are no monthly benefits at first, there are cost of living increases that...

Can I apply for SSD while I'm off on short term disability receiving benefits.

To get SSD you have to show that your impairments leave you unable to perform any substantial gainful activity anywhere in the US for 12 months in...

At the hearing with the judge for SSDI disability I was denied.

Talk to your lawyer, and perhaps get a second opinion too. You can appeal. If you choose not to appeal you can file a new claim, but you cannot...

Social Security Disability Hearing: The Missing Medical Expert

The responsibility to have a medial expert present is that of the ALJ. I have seen cases where counsel have asked repeatedly for the required...

In your OPINION should I file Supplemental Security Income for mom and/or would she qualify?

There are two parts to this question. From a medical standpoint there is certainly evidence of significant medical problems that could be found...

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