Tag Archives: SSDI
Social Security Disability and the Waiting Game
The onset of a disability is usually quick and unexpected, and leaves the sufferer scrambling to obtain the proper medical care and support. Further, working is typically impossible for at least a short period of time, which means another source of income must be found. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a source many… Read More »
Requested Medical Exams and Social Security Disability Claims
Ask just about anyone dealing with a disability what their life is like, and the response is almost guaranteed to include never-ending descriptions of hospital and doctor visits aimed at trying to manage and/or improve their condition. All of this medical treatment is costly, and leads many in this situation to apply for Social… Read More »
Your Disability Application Is Denied, But Can You Appeal?
One of the biggest issues concerning most disabled individuals, after finding adequate medical care, is figuring out how to financially support themselves. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is the avenue many take to obtain regular income. This option is available to individuals who worked in the past, but now find themselves unable to do… Read More »
Employment and Disability Benefits
Most people associate disability insurance benefits with the complete inability to work due to physical or mental impairments, but many individuals find they have some capacity, or desire, to work. This assumption is supported by the fact that the success or failure of an individual’s disability claim, regardless of whether the benefits are from… Read More »
Fast Tracking Disability Benefits for the Severely Disabled
Any illness, physical condition, or mental malady that requires someone to stop working is a devastating situation. Both financially and psychologically, holding steady employment is important to a person’s ability to live and function in society. Disability benefits, offered through private insurance policies and the Social Security Administration, are designed to replace some of… Read More »
What Is Considered a Disability?
When someone is young, taking their health and vitality for granted is easy. People are at their physical peak in their 20s and early 30s, and imagining a time when mobility or mental acuity might decrease or become compromised is difficult. At some point, though, everyone feels the effects of age, which diminish a… Read More »
The Complicated Process of Qualifying for Social Security Disability Insurance
Working or having a job is often more than just a source of steady income. Being employed brings a sense of purpose and structure to a person’s day and life, and a big hole is left behind for many that find themselves un- or underemployed. While unemployment numbers have decreased from their height about… Read More »
