Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits can be a challenging process, especially when dealing with a disability that has already disrupted your life, your career and all that entails. While you're not obligated to hire an attorney for your...
What is the difference between SSI and SSDI benefits?
The Social Security Administration (SSA) receives funding through payroll withholding contributions from employed Americans and distributes benefits to retired adults and those with disabling medical conditions. There are actually two distinct disability benefit...
Is it worth appealing a denied SSD claim?
Disability benefits are usually only available to those who can no longer work at all and who will have long-term medical concerns, rather than a brief illness or injury. People who apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits may face debilitating...
Top 3 reasons to speak with an SSDI attorney
If you’re interested in securing SSDI benefits, you may be wondering if the application process is something that you can approach on your own or if you need to work with a legal team. What you will find is that it can be very beneficial to have an attorney on your...
What are the benefits of SSDI?
If you’ve recently been injured, developed a medical condition or other disability and can no longer work, then it can be difficult to pay rent, buy groceries and continue living fruitfully. Yet, hundreds of thousands are in the same boat as you. As a result, many...
2 mistakes that can hurt your SSDI claim and how you can avoid them
Make no mistake, filing for disability benefits can be quite complicated. The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) eligibility requirements, guidelines and paperwork can stretch you to the limit. While filing your claims, you will want to do everything in your power...
Can you file for SSDI while you’re on unemployment?
This is a tricky question, but it comes up a lot. Often, people with a disabling condition will keep working as long as they can. They can sometimes manage in long-term positions for quite a while before something happens, and they’re the first ones the boss lets go....
How to make your SSDI application easier
If you worked long enough, paying social security taxes, but no longer can due to a disability, you can benefit from Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). By the end of 2021, the program had received 3,030,827 applications. Many Americans are unable to pay...
Can a pain diary help you get SSDI benefits?
Pain diaries have become multi-functional tools that many doctors, patient advocates and patients themselves have started to recommend. They may be particularly useful when someone needs to file for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. Pain diaries...
SSDI: A denial does not mean you don’t have a case
Many people who file for Social Security benefits get denied. It can happen for a lot of different reasons. These individuals will often assume that this means that they are ineligible for benefits or that they don’t have a case, even if they think they do. It’s...