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What is SSI – Supplemental Security Income
Many American households depend on SSI benefits. A quarter of folks over 65 count on SSI payment for 90 percent of their income. So, it’s hard to overstate the significance of this government benefit program. Until the early 1970s, individual states had various...
What is Social Security Disability?
SSI (Supplemental Security Income), is a needs based disability program for folks who have not worked long enough or recently enough to qualify for SSDI(see below). SSI eligibility is based on the amount of assets owned by the claimant, the household income, and the...
How Important Is Medical Treatment to My SSI Claim?
This is one of the questions that applicants have when they file a claim for social security disability. While it can be a little more complicated, the short answer is that medical documentation is very important to a claim for disability. The reasons for this are...
Does It Really Matter What Firm I Use During My Appeal?
Many disability claimants who are denied at the initial decision level get confused about where to turn for appeal help. While there are multiple options out there, it can be hard to decide who to hire for help. While it is possible for a claimant to handle the...
How Important Is the Judge Regarding Outcome of My Disability Claim?
The short answer is: extremely important; but let’s start from the beginning. Folks who apply for social security disability are beginning a long, multi-step process that begins with an application and often ends with a hearing in front of an administrative law judge....
Social Security Grid Rules and Previous Work
While the baseline analysis of a social security disability claim revolves around the questions of whether or not a claimant can perform previous work or any other work in the national economy, there are specific rules that apply to claimants over the age of 50....
When Your Case Is Scheduled for a Hearing in Front of an Administrative Law Judge
You’re unable to work and you’ve applied for social security disability and been denied. Maybe you appealed to the reconsideration step in the process, if your state does have the reconsideration step, and were denied at that level as well. Not to worry, this isn’t...
When an in-person hearing is scheduled
You’re unable to work and you’ve applied for social security disability and been denied. Maybe you appealed to the reconsideration step in the process, if your state does have the reconsideration step, and were denied at that level as well. Not to worry,...
Am I Disabled?
Most of us work hard; whether that means sitting at a computer all day or lifting heavy things in the blazing sun. Every job carries its own particular challenges, and each career wears on the body in different ways. Sometimes, things happen that cause us...
Types of Disability
Whether you’re in the Memphis area, anywhere in the mid-south, or any place across this country from sea to shining sea, the rules for obtaining social security disability benefits are the same. Since the process is a federal one, the criteria for...
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