Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits can be a very humbling experience. You have to accept the idea that your medical condition could permanently affect your earning capacity. You also need to acknowledge that you need help in daily life...
Social Security Disability
Why are you being sent for a consultative exam by Social Security?
Your health has made it impossible for you to continue working, so you’ve filed a claim for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits. Knowing that these claims are never processed quickly, you were prepared for a wait. You weren’t prepared for Social Security to send...
There are 4 different ways to appeal a Social Security denial
If you need Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, receiving a rejection instead of an approval can feel like an insurmountable hurdle. You may have mounting medical bills and a condition that keeps you from getting back to work. A denial may feel like...
Why you may need to seek legal help with your SSDI claim
When a disability stops you from working, nothing makes your bills stop coming in. You probably have even more expenses than you previously did, especially those centered around your medical needs. That’s what makes the wait for Social Security Disability Insurance...
Does your medical condition qualify you for SSDI?
Have you recently been injured, contracted an illness or experienced the progression of a pre-existing condition that has left you unable to work or possibly even struggling to care for yourself? If so, you may wonder if you might qualify for Social Security...
Seeking Social Security Disability? It’s okay to need help
Social Security Disability (SSD) is designed for those who have suffered disabilities and can no longer work. Social Security Disability benefits are paid to the disabled individual as well as specified members of their family when the applicant has worked long enough...
How long will you wait for your disability hearing in Wisconsin?
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits protect those who wind up sickened or injured and are therefore unable to continue working to support themselves and their families. Unfortunately, many people who need SSDI benefits may find themselves facing an...
Was your SSDI application denied? Don’t lose hope
Many people are surprised to learn the truth about Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) applications: Most are denied on the first attempt. In recent years, only about one-third of initial SSDI applications were allowed. That means the Social Security...
