We Fight To Help You Get The SSD Or SSI Benefits You Deserve – Changing Lives For The Better
The availability of Social Security disability benefits eases the financial burden of more than 8 million disabled workers along with 104,000 of their spouses and 1.4 million of their children, but it may not always be enough. If you discover that qualifying for Social Security disability insurance benefits still leaves you struggling to meet your financial obligations, there are other…
Qualifying for Social Security disability takes more than proof of being disabled and unable to work. You also must satisfy nonmedical requirements to qualify for benefits. Each disability program, Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income has its nonmedical requirements for Social Security disability. Here is a look at the nonmedical Social Security disability criteria for SSI and SSD…
A chronic medical condition that causes you to be disabled and unable to work may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. People frequently associate a chronic and disabling condition with a physical impairment, but you can also have a mental disorder that may meet the definition for a qualifying impairment used by the Social Security Administration when evaluating an…
Our meticulous research makes the difference. No one would watch a TV show or movie about court cases that included lengthy scenes of lawyers sitting in a library or at a computer doing research. Legal research may not be sexy or dramatic, but it wins cases. Our office recently won an appeal in federal court on behalf of a person…
The maximum amount of Social Security Disability (SSD) benefit payments a person can receive is $3,148 in 2021. That’s up from $3,011 in 2020. The formula the Social Security Administration (SSA) uses to determine the amount of your benefit is based on your lifetime average annual earning, not on the severity of your disability. It might seem that the severity…
Fewer than a quarter of the people seeking Social Security disability benefits receive approval on their initial application. The rest of them get a letter explaining the reason their application was denied and informing them of their right to appeal. If a disability prevents you from working, giving up without a fight should not be an option. Instead of giving…
If you are disabled and unable to work, you may be eligible for disability benefits through the Social Security Administration. There are, however, two disability programs, and each of them has its nonmedical qualifying standards. One of them, the Supplemental Security Income or SSI program, limits the assets you can own while the other, Social Security Disability Insurance or SSD,…
According to information published by the Social Security Administration, what you heard about how difficult it is to qualify for Social Security disability benefits is true. On average, only 22% of people filing initial applications for benefits receive an approval letter while the rest either give up or challenge the determination with the assistance of a disability lawyer from NY…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in four people in the United States has a disability of some type. A disability that prevents you from working and earning a living creates financial hardships, but the Social Security Administration has two programs that provide monthly payments for those who qualify for benefits. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and…
If you are confused about the difference between Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you are in good company. Unless you or someone in your family is already receiving one of these government benefits, the two named programs seem indistinguishable. There are several significant differences between SSD and SSI: Social Security Disability is only available to workers…
