Category Archives: Questions & Answers

How to get Social Security Disability or SSI Benefits?

You are considered disabled once you have proved your inability to work.  This can be proved either by establishing, through valid and reliable medical evidence, that you have been diagnosed with a medical condition or a combination of medical conditions … Continue reading

Posted in Basics of SSD, Questions & Answers, Winning Disability Benefits | Comments Off on How to get Social Security Disability or SSI Benefits?

How do I Survive Financially while Waiting for my Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Disability Benefits case to be Settled?

Getting a decision regarding your Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Disability benefits can sometimes take a very long time.  This long wait can cause severe hardships for many families since disabled claimants are, by definition, unable to work on … Continue reading

Posted in Living with a Disability, Questions & Answers | Comments Off on How do I Survive Financially while Waiting for my Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Disability Benefits case to be Settled?

I Was Approved for VA Disability, Will I Also be Approved for Social Security Disability?

Being approved for VA benefits does not mean your social security disability claim will be approved.  The VA approves or denies benefits based whether the impairment originated while the claimant was engaged in military service and gives percentages as to … Continue reading

Posted in Basics of SSD, Questions & Answers, Why People Are Denied, Winning Disability Benefits | Comments Off on I Was Approved for VA Disability, Will I Also be Approved for Social Security Disability?

Are there Certain Physical and Mental Medical Conditions or Illnesses which Always Result in an Award of Benefits?

There is a list of certain physical and mental medical conditions or illnesses which Social Security uses when evaluating disability claims.  If you have a medical condition which is on that list, and which is proven by medical evidence  you … Continue reading

Posted in Disabling Conditions, Mental Conditions, Questions & Answers, The Listings (Step 3), Winning Disability Benefits | Comments Off on Are there Certain Physical and Mental Medical Conditions or Illnesses which Always Result in an Award of Benefits?