5 Mistakes to Avoid as You Prepare Your Social Security Disability Appeal
What are the five mistakes to avoid as you prepare your Social Security disability appeal? Filing for social security benefits can be a daunting task. Making it more daunting is the high probability you will get denied. Preliminary claims have a denial rate of 67%. However, with the right guidelines to follow, you can make filing…
If Your SSI Was Denied Will Your SSDI be Denied Too?
SSI and SSDI are both programs for supporting people who have disabilities that stop them from being able to work. However, the program that works best for you will be dependent upon a couple of different factors. If we break this down a little further, we can fully address the main question: If your SSI…
Understanding the Difference Between SSI and SSDI
What’s the difference between SSI and SSDI? If you’ve recently developed a disability and lost the ability to work, you should know about the benefits available to you. The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) provides two main types of programs for people with disabilities: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)….
Social Security Myth #4
DISABILITY CLAIMS ARE SOARING! If you were to turn on the nightly news you might come away with the impression that disability claims have soared in recent years. Perhaps everyone is onto the secret? Social Security Disability is a way to get compensation from the Federal Government for being unable to work because of…
Social Security Myth #3
“The vast majority of present recipients are on drugs but otherwise fine.” Is there a link between Social Security Benefits and Drug addiction? Some think so. To determine the truth about drugs and Social Security, it’s important that we don’t confuse a correlation with causation. Establishing Definitions It might be true that those seeking Social…
Social Security Myth #2
Social Security has a limited amount of funding for benefits and this is why their first step is to deny, initially, all claims. (See Social Security Myth #1) The truth is in the details… There are about 9 million people unable to work that collect disability because of illnesses or injuries, an extreme few…
Social Security Myth #1
“You have to apply three times and then you win” Did you know that you have to apply three times before you win a Social Security Disability claim? Well, that’s the rumor. This particular rumor is a common theme, or curse, in many discussions about claim denials. Though the idea is mostly false, it has enough…
3 Mistakes to Avoid when Denied Disability
The application process for disability and Social Security is tough enough, being denied disability only adds to the mess. You first have to more-or-less discover that you are not able to keep working. Then you have to state that you can’t work in a very deliberate way. You do this by applying for benefits directly to the…
What Does a Disability Look Like?
Each year the Social Security Administration (SSA) awards claims to over 750,000 newly disabled workers. This means that over 750,000 people are successful in claiming an SSDI award because they are or were physically or mentally unable to work anymore due to an injury or illness. To have found success, these claimants must have demonstrated to…
The ‘First’ Worst Letter You Will Get From Social Security
“Dear Applicant…Based on a review of your health problems you do not qualify for benefits on this claim. This is because you are not disabled under our rules… We have determined that your condition is not severe enough to keep you from working…” ~Social Security This is the denial letter you don’t want to get…
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