Social Security does not want to penalize people who are receiving disability benefits and attempt to work so it has developed many different guidelines focusing on work attempts and trial work periods. During a period of time Social Security will allow beneficiaries to work and collect disability benefits. Understanding these rules can help avoid owing… Read more »
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Social Security And PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health impairment that many medical professionals are seeing more and more over the last couple decades and many health professionals learn more about the condition each day. Social Security has put the following fact sheet together to educate the public more about the condition as it related… Read more »
The Benefit Formula
Most people who file for retirement, disability or survivor’s benefits from Social Security are curious to know what their benefit amount each month will be. Social Security created its benefit formula based on how much a worker earned while working and how long the worker paid into Social Security. Below is the precise way Social… Read more »
Filing A Federal Court Review
The federal court review can be the final step in a Social Security case, but if a claimant gets to this step they have been involved with a claim for several years. The federal court review occurs if a claimant appeals an unfavorable decision from an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and that decision is upheld… Read more »
When You Are Approved For Benefits
When You Are Approved For Benefits Getting the news that you have been approved for Social Security disability benefits may seem like the end to a long, exhausting process, but approval does not mean the final end to a claim. Although it is great to learn you have been approved the process is not over…. Read more »
Getting Help With Filing For Benefits
The Social Security disability process can be a confusing one that many people find overwhelming because of how complex and time-consuming it can be. Luckily Social Security is aware of the difficult nature of applying for benefits and allows for others to help with the process. Help can come in the form of a friend,… Read more »
Social Security Is Here Because These Didn’t Work
Once the Great Depression hit there was widespread panic and unemployment numbers skyrocketed. Not only were the elderly and disabled looking for someone to help, so were millions of other Americans. The idea of social insurance as conceived by President Franklin Roosevelt would have to wait until Roosevelt was president and then a few years… Read more »
Social Security And Tax Season
We are approaching the deadline to file federal tax returns in about a month. For many people this causes anxiety as they attempt to file their returns before the deadline, but many other people look at it as an opportunity to get a nice refund. Tax season typically impacts most of us, especially those who… Read more »
Other Disability Publications
Social Security has a variety of other disability publications that deal with specific circumstances related to impairments, or children, or faster ways to maneuver throughout out the system. It could be valuable to know the following publications are available at Social Security’s website at www.ssa.gov. Benefits For Children With Disabilities This booklet gives an overview… Read more »
How To Start The Conversation About Disability Benefits
The majority of people who eventually apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits have worked for decades paying into Social Security, but suffer some sort of unexpected injury or impairment that prevents them from working on a fulltime basis, but it is not always easy to come to grips with the fact that someone… Read more »
