Disability and Retirement Benefits Can Be Calculated Online
It can be difficult to determine how much disability or retirement benefits you may be entitled to. Fortunately, the SSA has developed many online resources for individuals so they can have access to this valuable information.
The amount of your disability benefits will be determined by your average lifetime earnings.
The first thing you should do when planning your retirement or considering disability...
Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits in Your Sixties.
If you feel you are unable to work due to a physical or mental disability, know that you have options. The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides benefits to those who cannot work due to their disabling conditions.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a low-income program that provides monthly benefits to disabled individuals who meet certain low-income requirements.
The...
What You Should Know about Social Security’s Continuing Disability Review of Benefits.
A Continuing Disability Review (CDR) is a routine review done by the Social Security Administration (SSA).
CDRs are completed to make sure that recipients of Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits are still disabled and entitled to those benefits.
There are circumstances, other than medical improvement,...
Medicare Coverage and Social Security
If you are unable to work and need to apply for Social Security disability benefits you may have questions about when Medicare coverage will be available to you. If you have been deemed disabled by the SSA, you will be offered one of two public health insurance options: Medicare or Medicaid.
In this post we will be discussing Medicare.
Medicare is a federal health insurance program for people 65 and older...
The Importance of Medical Treatment and Your Claim: SSD and Personal Injury.
Whether you are going through the Social Security Disability process or pursuing a personal injury claim, medical treatment is key to building a successful case.
Social Security Disability Benefits
To be awarded SSD benefits, an individual must meet the Social Security Administration’s strict definition of disability and be unable to work for a minimum of 12 months.
The law...