Social Security recently published a notice on new rules regarding how it will established if a person has a medically determinable impairment of a primary headache impairments and how it will evaluate primary headache disorders in disability claims. The following is the introduction of the new ruling that was published in the Federal Register Aug…. Read more »
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Social Security Benefits In Minnesota
Each year Social Security provides statistics broken down by congressional districts of how many people in each state are receiving Social Security benefits and what type of benefits they are receiving. These statistics look at the two different Social Security programs, the Old- Age (retirement), Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)…. Read more »
Earning Credits From Work Outside The United States
The United states has agreements with other countries to allow that work overseas may help someone qualify for benefits if it was covered under a foreign Social Security system. Below is an explanation of how those agreements work. To discover the different countries the United States has these agreements with click here. If you are… Read more »
Military Special Earnings
After 1956 military personnel began paying Social Security taxes on their earnings, which created the military special earnings provision. Below is a complete description that allows military personnel to receive both Social Security retirement and military retirement benefits. Your Social Security benefit depends on your earnings, averaged over your working lifetime. Generally, the higher your… Read more »
SSI Requirements For Noncitizens
If you are not a United States citizen, but are in the United States legally, you may be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) depending on your age and whether or not you are medically disabled. There are strict criteria and most noncitizens will not be eligible for SSI, but a complete description of the… Read more »
Disability Approvals On The Decline
A recent policy paper published by Social Security focused on reasons why Social Security disability approvals have gone down so much within the last few years. This paper shows that it is becoming increasingly difficult to qualify medically for Social Security disability benefits. Below is a summary of the findings of the paper. A sharp… Read more »
Social Security’s 10 Year Marriage Rule
The length of your marriage can have implications on what benefits you may be eligible for under an ex-spouse’s benefits. Longer term marriages, those that are 10 years or longer, provide extra coverage for an ex-spouse. Below is a description of the 10-year marriage rule provided by the Social Security Administration If you’re divorced and… Read more »
The Federal Court Review Process
After continuous medical denials the federal court review process is the last stop in the Social Security disability process. Most Social Security disability claims do not end up at this level because it is probably the most complex level of the process, but it is one last chance to fight denials Social Security has been… Read more »
Benefits For Surviving Parents
Typically most people are aware that spouses and children of a deceased worker can be eligible for Social Security benefits, but parents of a deceased worker can also be eligible for benefits depending on the circumstances. Below is an explanation of how parents of a deceased worker may be eligible for Social Security benefits. If… Read more »
Understanding Widow And Widower Benefits
If you are a widow or widower, and you meet certain requirements, you may be eligible for monthly Social Security benefits. And, even if you are a surviving divorced spouse, you may also be eligible for monthly Social Security benefits. Social Security’s explanation of widow’s benefits is below. If you are the widow or widower… Read more »
