Blog: Social Security Disability - Page 15

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a stress disorder that develops after a highly traumatic event, whether the event is physical or psychological. In the past it has also been called post-traumatic...

Not all Social Security...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides benefits to individuals who are physically or mentally unable to work and are in need of income. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provides monthly benefits to disabled individuals who meet low-income requirements. The Social Security Disability Insurance program (SSD or SSDI) pays monthly benefits to disabled individuals who have worked enough years to qualify. Social...

Individuals who have been approved for disability benefits are entitled to either Medicare or Medicaid coverage. Those approved for Social Security Disability (SSD) will receive Medicare and those approved for Supplemental...

One of the major reasons that disabled individuals don't get approved for Social Security Disability benefits is because of their work history. SSD is financed by employer and wage contributions, so when your case is evaluated, your employment records are important. When you work at a job that pays into Social Security, a portion of every paycheck is retained by the government and put towards the SSA. The amounts paid into Social Security...