Can I get SSDI and SSI at the same time?
There are many different benefit programs that the Social Security Administration manages. One of the most difficult parts of navigating the benefit application process is knowing which programs you have eligibility for and which ones you do not. In certain...
How alcoholism or substance addictions may affect SSDI benefits
Individuals with an alcohol or substance addiction may apply for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. An approval, however, may require documentation from a physician showing that a medical condition would exist regardless of the addiction. An individual may...
How to become a positive statistic: appealing an SSD denial
A denial letter from the Social Security Administration is not a reason for you to give up on Social Security Disability benefits. In fact, the SSA frequently denies the first submission. On average, only 21% of annual initial claims receive approvals. Appeals bring...
Is anxiety a disability?
Sufferers of health disorders often struggle in many ways to live a normal life. One of these ways may include holding down a job. Unfortunately, this can have severe and lasting repercussions throughout the rest of your life. One of the way to mitigate these...
Can you work while receiving SSD benefits?
Even with a disability, it might be possible for you to hold some form of employment. That is why the Social Security Administration offers work incentives, which allows people to work a certain amount of hours without losing their benefits. Understanding work...
Qualifying for SSD benefits due to your child’s failure to thrive
Most people in Florida might assume that as long as you are able to work to support yourself, you have no need for financial assistance for any potentially disabling condition you experience. Yet often the need for disability benefits is not prompted for your own...
SSDI claims: Video appeal hearings
Many applicants for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits enter the appellate process after the Social Security Administration denies their initial benefit claims. To obtain the benefits they need and deserve, disability claimants may appear before...
4 places to appeal your SSDI benefits denial
If you have received a denial of your initial application for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits, you are far from alone. In fact, government statistics show the Social Security Administration denies as many as two thirds of first-time benefits...
SSD: the purpose of your trial work period
Social security disability can provide financial relief as you navigate the changes in your life resulting from your inability to work. Receiving approval for SSD benefits will allow you to focus on your recovery, but it may not remove your desire to return to work. ...
What is a disability freeze?
For multiple reasons, adjusting to disability can be very difficult. This is why the government provides Social Security Disability benefits in the first place, to try and make this life transition a little bit easier. There are multiple ways that you can qualify for...