Category Archives: SSD Eligibility
What is a Disability?
After a person has sustained a debilitating injury or has been diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition or illness, both the debilitated person and their doctors often talk in terms of disability. For example, a person who has been injured or recently diagnosed with an illness might speak about their disabling condition, or a… Read More »
How to Use the SSA Blue Book
Whether you are applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, it is important to learn more about the Blue Book and how to use it. If you have started to look into the process for seeking disability benefits through the Social Security Administration (SSA), which handles both… Read More »
Can I Get SSDI Benefits If I Have Military Benefits?
Disabling injuries and medical conditions can have a wide range of causes, and depending upon the person who is experiencing the disability, it may be possible to obtain Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits through the Social Security Administration (SSA) in addition to receiving other types of disability benefits. Depending upon the other types… Read More »
How Many People Receive Disability Benefits?
When an adult becomes disabled due to an injury or a serious disease or condition, it is important to find out more about eligibility for disability benefits through the Social Security Administration (SSA). There are different kinds of disability benefits available to many people, including private disability benefits (often through an employer), as well… Read More »
Am I Too Old or Too Young for SSDI Benefits?
Disabling injuries and illnesses can affect Americans of all ages. To be sure, it does not matter if you are very young or very old — you may find yourself dealing with the aftermath of a serious traumatic injury from an accident or battling a serious disease that prevents you from working. If you… Read More »
Does SSDI Include All Disability Programs?
Learning about different kinds of disability benefits and options can be overwhelming when you have recently been diagnosed with a disabling medical condition or you have been seriously injured. Given that there are so many different terms for describing public and private disability benefits, it can be hard to know how these programs vary… 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 »
Are Expedited SSD Benefits Possible?
When you have suffered a serious injury or have developed a debilitating illness or condition, you are likely learning about seeking Social Security Disability benefits, or simply SSD benefits. It is important to know that, for most SSD benefit recipients, even if you are eligible to receive benefits, there will be a five-month waiting… Read More »
What Is The Process For Seeking Social Security Disability Benefits?
If you were recently injured or diagnosed with a serious illness, returning to work in any capacity may be impossible. Accordingly, you may be wondering about your eligibility for Social Security Disability benefits, and specifically about your ability to obtain payments through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program or through Supplemental Security Income… Read More »
Am I Eligible For SSD Benefits Due To Long-Term COVID-19 Effects?
In order to qualify for disability benefits through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, you must be able to show you have a disability as the Social Security Administration (SSA) defines it in addition to meeting other requirements under federal law. The SSA defines a disability as “the inability to engage in any… Read More »
