The entire Social Security Disability process can be quite confusing, so we have broken down parts of it into helpful, easy-to-understand articles.
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How Reconsideration Can Impact Your Disability CaseIf your initial application for disability benefits is denied you have the right to appeal. The first level of appeal is reconsideration.
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Early Onset Dementia Can Qualify for Fast Track Social Security DisabilityIn an attempt to address complaints about long wait times, the Social Security Administration has developed the Compassionate Allowances program.
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Social Security Expands Compassionate Allowances ListQualifying for Social Security disability benefits is a long process. But applicants with certain serious life-threatening conditions need quicker decisions.
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What's the Best Way to Apply for Social Security Disability or SSI?If you have a disabling injury or illness which prevents you from maintaining gainful employment, you should apply for disability benefits immediately.
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A Social Security Change Makes it a Little Easier to Qualify for BenefitsThe SSA has agreed that many jobs on its list of occupations are obsolete or nearly so and has modernized the list.
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Be Involved and Improve Your Odds of Winning Disability BenefitsYou can increase the odds of successfully winning benefits by teaming up with a skilled and experienced disability attorney. But a key word here is “team”.
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What is Presumptive Disability for Social Security Benefits?If your disability is categorized as a “presumptive disability”, Social Security may pay you SSI disability benefits even before your case is decided.
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Social Security Reduces Past Relevant Work to Five Years for Disability BenefitsThe previous policy required people to provide detailed information about 15 years of work history.
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Happy 50th Anniversary, SSIThis year marks five decades that the Supplemental Security Income program, known as SSI, has been lending a helping hand to Americans who need financial help.
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3 Main Reasons Why the Government Denies Social Security Disability BenefitsEvery year, many American workers apply for disability benefits and are denied. But what are the main reasons for denials and how can they be avoided?
