Every year the Social Security Administration provides cash benefits to millions of people in the disability program. In December 2019, payments totaled around $11.7 billion. You must apply with the SSA to receive Social Security Disability Insurance. The process may...
Social Security Disability
Differences between SSD and SSI
People in Virginia who experience a disability or blindness that results in their inability to work and earn a living need to understand their options for financial assistance. Worker's compensation benefits may be available in some situations such as if a disability...
Do you qualify for Social Security disability benefits?
It's not inconceivable to think that at some point in your life, you may need a little bit of financial help. Social Security disability benefits, for example, can do a lot to help workers in Virginia like you who are at a disadvantage. But do you qualify for those...
The outlook of social security benefits
On the surface, Social Security Disability Insurance is a path to quality health and personal protection. It is an option that millions of Americans choose to help them when their physical disabilities prevent them from working full-time, if at all. Yet the...
Disability benefits for disabled adult children
Many residents in Virginia have children who are unable to work at a level sufficient to support themselves as adults. These situations may be related to medical conditions such as cerebral palsy or other developmental delays. Injuries sustained in accidents may leave...
Go to jail and lose your Social Security benefits
It often takes many months to a few or more years for a Virginia resident to win a Social Security disability claim. After putting in the time and effort to prove a beneficiary meets the eligibility requirements for SSD or Supplemental Security Income, the last thing...
Eligibility factors for Social Security disability benefits
An injury may leave you wondering how you will support yourself and your loved ones in Virginia. The Social Security Administration has a process for deciding if you qualify for disability benefits, and we at the law firm of , have an...
Social Security disability and the earned credits requirement
Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, like other insurances, is a paid-for insurance benefit. Becoming insured under this program requires that Virginia workers meet multiple criteria. One of those criteria involves that the individual be a worker in a job...