3 reasons people are denied Social Security Disability benefits
You may have started developing medical issues later in life. It could have just been aging eyes or an injury received early on in life that has become problematic. Whatever your unique situation, you filed for Social Security Disability benefits. Social Security...
Can a non-working spouse get Social Security retirement benefits?
Spouses often split up household responsibilities unevenly. Rather than each spouse assuming half of the responsibility for everything, one may have more obligation to care for the children while the other is the primary breadwinner. Dependent spouses give up some of...
Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare
A person who is disabled and needs to get Social Security Disability Insurance benefits will likely need medical care. For some, not having coverage through an employer means they’ll struggle to get the care they need, especially since their income is limited now. For...
How long does your disability need to last?
When the Social Security Administration (SSA) determines whether or not you're eligible for benefits based on your disability, the way that they frame this may be different than you would expect. They have a very strict definition of what does and does not count as a...
What is a continuing disability review?
People who are injured and aren’t able to work anymore may determine that they need to file for Social Security Disability Insurance. The process for getting approval is usually lengthy. One thing that some people will learn is that they have to have a continuing...
Managing a parent’s Social Security benefits is complicated
A scenario we often encounter involves an adult child desperate to find out how to help a parent with Social Security management. In many cases, these adult kids believe they have done everything correctly. For example, they have gotten a financial power of attorney...
Does mental illness “count” as a disability for SSDI benefits?
Perhaps you assumed that qualifying for SSDI (Social Security Disability) or SSI (Supplemental Security Income) meant solely that you could not perform work associated with a job because of a physical limitation. But what about mental illness? Mental illness can be...