There are a number of possible reasons for this. First, SSDI are more likely than SSI applicants to have a higher income and insurance coverage, which means they're more likely to have seen a doctor for their medical problems. It's very difficult to win disability without seeing a doctor regularly. Also, judges and claims examiners give more credibility to applicants who have a long work history, which most SSI applicants don't have.
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Welcome to Disability Benefits Help , an organization committed to helping claimants across the United States receive approval for disability benefits.
Since applying for Social Security disability benefits can be a difficult process, a disability attorney or advocate may increase your chances of being awarded benefits by helping accurately and favorably complete the complex paperwork, ensuring that all deadlines are met, and providing you with representation at a hearing.
Disability attorneys and advocates receive compensation if you are awarded back benefits. We have no affiliation with the Social Security Administration, the agency at which you can apply for Social Security disability at no cost. The Social Security Administration operates two disability benefits programs. Having the initials of these plans only a letter apart virtually guarantees confusion among those who may not be aware that they are two different disability programs.
Yet that one letter is extremely important since there is actually a big difference between the two disability benefit packages. To qualify for SSDI, you must have a specific number of work credits based on your age. In order for you to apply for SSDI, you need to have enough work credits based on taxable employment to be covered for Social Security purposes.
If you became disabled before you reach the age of 24, you need to have at least 6 work credits to qualify for SSDI and 12 credits if your age is between 24 and If you are over 31, you need to have earned 20 work credits in the past 10 years before you became disabled to be eligible for SSDI.
I will be 62 in Dec My mother receives SS retirement each month which is not a lot. She was recently Diagnosed with Advanced Dementia would this make her eligible for SS disability as well. Or can you only receive one benefit at a time?
If she started taking early retirement benefits before her full retirement age, and has not yet reached her full retirement age, then she could apply for Social Security disability benefits and, if found disabled, she would receive her full disability amount rather than the reduced amount for taking early retirement.
However, after reaching full retirement age, becoming disabled does not make one eligible for any additional benefits. If that is the case, then you would not be eligible now either. In terms of surviving spouse benefits , being disabled is a factor in that you can receive surviving spouse benefits as early as age 50 rather than age One job I had to leave for 3 months for mental disability and was unable to return. I suffer from depression, bi polar, anxiety and OCD, and now recently agoraphobia.
Also have been hospitalized 5 times for them and being suicidal. I was just denied due to my conditions are not severe enough for either claim? Should I get a lawyer? You should definitely appeal, and you probably have a greater chance of success with a lawyer helping you.
If you are in the Tampa Bay area, you may call me. What will happen is that at your full retirement age not age 62 , your disability benefits will convert automatically into retirement benefits, in the same amount.
A more detailed discussion is on this page. Hi, I have major depression, PTSD, bipolar, insomnia and anxiety and dealt with domestic violence for 10 years, I have lots of paperwork proving everything. It is very hard for me to keep a job. I also have a child. Would I be eligible for SSI or disability benefits? Please help thanks. The crucial factors will be whether the medical evidence shows that your conditions cause serious limitations, and whether you are either insured for SSDI due to having worked enough recently or meet the income and resource limits for SSI.
You can apply online or by calling I am a cancer survivor immune system — Hodgkins Lymphoma and was cleared to work in and have worked. Unfortunately I have side effects from the chemotherapy. I am still home healing. Is there any chance I would be eligible for any kind of long term disability? I am having difficulty paying my bills while I am at home getting temp disability from work which is half my pay.
One of the requirements for receiving Social Security disability insurance SSDI benefits is that your condition prevents you from working and is expected to last for one year or more. I also have a son that was born with the same disability as me, but he is also Autistic, and has never been able to work.
He received the lowest If you are found disabled and start receiving Social Security disability insurance SSDI benefits, then it is possible your son would qualify for what is called Disabled Adult Child benefits based on your record.
The best thing to do would be to contact Social Security at and ask about applying. You can also check out this Social Security webpage for the requirements of Disabled Adult Child benefits. I am 60 years old, and have not worked in 10 years; at first, it was due to not being able to find permanent work I worked Temp Jobs for a while during the time when the economy and job market, were bad; then I started having health problems Jan , severe pain in my Legs, and other ailments occurred later on; I have Peripheral Neuropathy including most of the symptoms; burning, stinging, muscle cramps, discoloration, etc.
I would recommend contacting a Social Security disability attorney in your area, and appealing any denial up to the level of a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge.
Since as you say you did not become disabled until some time after you stopped working, you would no longer be considered insured under the Social Security Disability Insurance SSDI program, but you could still get Supplemental Security Income SSI benefits.
If a person is receiving widows benetfit can they also get their own ssi benetfits because they are unable to work. If receing this can o also Receive Retirement pay from my account. I draw with is social. When can I also draw from my social. To apply, call Social Security at Hello, I am 67 years old, and I was disabled most of my life, therefore I have little, or no work credits, I was on ssdi, but recently it changed to ssi.
I am at retirement age, even though I am getting the amt. Typically someone only receiving Supplemental Security Income SSI and over age 65 would already be receiving SSI on the basis of their age, so there would be no change of status expected. So I am a single mom who receive s SIS due to my disability of cyrabal palsy. If I die or can not take care of myself or kids no more they can receive my check s? To answer your other question, with SSI there are no survivors benefits.
However, even if you are not eligible for SSDI, if you have worked at all then you may have enough credits that your children would be eligible for survivors benefits if you died. I receive ssi due to a stroke that left me paralyzed on my left side.
My mother recently passed away. If I am a beneficiary from her group life insurance, will ssi decrease or take away my monthly payments.? Items such as a house you live in or a car you use for transportation are excluded from resources, so if you receive a significant amount, those are things you can spend the money on while keeping your eligibility.
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