No, there is no "simple calculator" for this. Social Security representatives conduct a detailed interview to determine the amount of benefit due....

As my colleagues have said, your actual former wage is completely irrelevant to how much you would get in disability. The amount you get in...

Absolutely. That's what most people do.

I have moved this to the Real Estate section, as a Lady Bird Deed is a deed/life estate document, not a form of Power of Attorney. A person who has...

Talk to your lawyer about the strengths and weaknesses in your case. If you were denied on medical grounds for SSI, you also would have been...

You do not even need to inform Social Security of your new diagnosis. Many people forget to list diagnoses in the application, or record the wrong...

Obviously, yes. You would not be receiving benefits if you had not won your case. If you have not already received a Notice of Award, you should be...

Yes, if you get him to sign a power of attorney, you can help him arrange an attorney and apply, assuming that the POA allows you to handle his...

Can it be reopened? As my colleagues have said, no. Can he claim disability back 17 years? Yes. Will it be possible to prove it? It would be...

Echoing Mr. Pont and Mr. Duerst, it is extremely important that you start seeing your doctor(s) immediately. Five years without seeing a doctor is...