Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Can I Work Part-Time For Holiday Income And Continue Receiving SSDI Payments?
As the holiday season approaches, many people who are disabled and receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits are thinking about how to afford gifts for loved ones and how to afford travel to see friends and family members. If you are currently receiving SSDI payments and are planning for the holiday season, you… Read More »
Can I Combine Illnesses Or Injuries To Meet The SSDI Disability Requirement?
There are many different kinds of health situations in which a person might have multiple diseases or conditions, or might have sustained more than one kind of injury. Together, these conditions might be preventing a person from working, but that person might be unsure about whether they qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)… Read More »
Can I Appeal My SSD Denial?
Experiencing a disabling injury or being diagnosed with a disabling medical condition is extremely difficult for anyone, and it is important to begin the application process for Social Security Disability benefits if you are eligible. Yet for many disabled adults, after going through the complex application for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, they… Read More »
Do I Need To Avoid Bankruptcy To Keep My Assets?
Many misconceptions exist about the consumer bankruptcy process, and it can be difficult to know what is accurate and what is part of a common bankruptcy myth. One question that debtors often have about the possibility of filing for bankruptcy is whether they need to explore alternatives if they want to be able to… Read More »
Common Reasons For SSDI Denials
When you have suffered a debilitating injury or you have been diagnosed with a debilitating condition, you may have immediately moved forward with filing an application for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits only to be denied. If you were denied SSDI benefits, it is important to know that you are certainly not alone…. Read More »
Can I File An SSDI Claim For A Mental Health Disability?
When people think about injuries or health conditions that can result in a disability, they often think about physical disability. For example, a person might envision a traumatic injury that prevents a person from moving around readily, or that prevents a person from using their hands to perform specific work-related tasks. At other times,… Read More »
How Do SSDI Claims Work For Blindness?
Blindness, vision loss, and vision impairment can all be debilitating and can be described in terms of disabilities and limitations. Yet it is important to understand that there are different forms of blindness, vision loss, or vision impairment. Depending upon the type of vision impairment you have, you could be eligible to receive Social… Read More »
Will My Personal Injury Award Affect My Social Security Disability Benefits?
Many people who sustain disabling injuries that prevent them from returning to work in any meaningful capacity have suffered those injuries as a result of another party’s negligence. When someone else’s careless or reckless behavior results in a disabling injury, it is common for the injured person to pursue a personal injury settlement by… Read More »
Why Did My Disability Benefits Stop?
Following a severe injury that results in a disability or a medical diagnosis of an illness that involves a significant disability, a person often seeks disability benefits. There are different types of disability benefits that people can be eligible to receive, including some types of private disability benefits through their employers, disability benefits through… Read More »
How Should I Document My Disability?
When you are planning to file for Social Security disability benefits, either through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), it will be critical to have evidence of your disability documented. The first step in being eligible for either SSDI or SSI is showing that you have a disability… Read More »
