To obtain Social Security Disability benefits, you need to have a qualifying illness or injury. Just having a serious illness or impairment isn’t enough to entitle you to benefits. Instead, you will need to demonstrate that your condition, its side effects or...
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How much back pay can you claim from Social Security Disability?
When you have a debilitating medical event, experience severe illness or suffer through an accident that leaves you permanently injured, Social Security Disability benefits may become the only real option for you to support yourself and your family. Unfortunately,...
What’s the duration requirement for Social Security Disability benefits?
There are a lot of restrictions on who can and who cannot receive Social Security Disability benefits. Because Social Security doesn’t have any provision to pay short-term benefits or “temporary” disability, the government has what is called a “duration requirement”...
POTS and Social Security Disability
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), is a dysautonomia disorder that affects the way the blood flows through your body. If you have POTS, just standing up can make your heart race and your autonomic nervous system go haywire. You may feel light-headed,...
An injury must be catastrophic for someone to qualify for SSDI
There are many injuries that can negatively impact your quality of life without adversely affecting your ability to earn income. The long-term impact of an injury on someone's ability to care for themselves or work is one of the most important considerations when...
How does ERISA protect your long-term disability benefits?
Most workers already understand that if they get hurt on the job, they can likely apply for workers' compensation insurance benefits. Workers' compensation provides both short-term and long-term disability benefits that injured workers can access depending on certain...
What is the Social Security Disability application process like?
Filing for Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) can seem overwhelming -- and it is a complex process. Most people have never encountered the system before, so they’re not prepared for all of the steps. Even after they file, what...
Why did your disability application get denied?
You know that you’re unable to work and your doctor certainly agrees -- yet, your Social Security Disability (SSD) claim came back denied. What happened? Here’s the sobering reality: The majority of disability applications are denied. That’s been increasingly true...
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Social Security Disability
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a cluster of inherited genetic disorders that cause problems with a victim’s connective tissues. Since connective tissues involve multiple systems in the body and affect the skin, bones, heart, blood vessels and more, the defects caused...
You could face a medical exam as part of a disability claim
When you file a claim for long-term disability insurance benefits from a private insurance carrier or through workers' compensation, the insurance provider may require you to undergo a disability examination. This will not be a written test but rather a medical exam...