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Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) helps people who cannot work because of a disability, but these benefits do not necessarily last forever. Why might these benefits stop? SSDI benefits end if your condition improves. The main reason SSDI benefits might stop...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) published a final rule on April 17 called the “Expansion of the Rental Subsidy Policy for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Applicants and Recipients.” The second of several recent updates in the SSA's regulations, it's...
Medical evidence is a key part of getting your Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claim approved. This evidence is the foundation of your case, showing just how serious your disability is and how it affects your job. What should you know about the importance...
By the time you apply for disability benefits, you may already have gone weeks without a paycheck. You know that you need help, but that doesn't mean getting benefits will be quick or easy. No one wants to hear that the Social Security Administration (SSA) rejected...
Only those with serious medical conditions can receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. To qualify, individuals have to have made adequate payroll contributions just Social Security throughout their working life. They will also have to apply and...
Medical expenses and unpaid bills will start piling up as soon as your serious medical condition stops you from working. Whether you get hurt in a car crash, suffer a stroke or get diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a debilitating medical condition will drastically...
Your disability means you can no longer work. Unable to make ends meet, you decide that you’re going to apply for SSDI benefits. You believe that it’s a fairly clear case, but, when talking to a friend about your decision, your friend mentions that most applications...
For many years, people who claimed to be fatigued constantly were simply grouped into patients with “chronic fatigue.” Some believed that it was an emotional or psychological problem. Fortunately, over time, the truth about chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as...
Once thought to be incredibly rare, it’s now estimated that around 75% of American adults experience some form of a dissociative disorder in their lives. Around 2% of those people have chronic problems with dissociation that interfere with their ability to function on...
You’d think a spinal condition would get a straightforward approval from the Social Security Administration (SSA) when you apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Yet, like most claims under Social Security, things aren't always that simple. SSA’s Blue...
