Social Security Disability insurance (SSDI) is a federal scheme that is designed to provide benefits to workers who are no longer able to engage in productive activity due to a medically-determined disability. While thousands of Americans apply for SSD each year, most...
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Social Security Disability
You may have to appeal before you receive SSDI benefits
Maybe you were in a car crash, or perhaps you suffered a pulmonary embolism. You have recently endured a significant medical event or gotten diagnosed with a disabling medical condition like cancer. Now you can't work like you did before your injury. In fact, you may...
Can you get Social Security Disability for back trouble?
When you are struggling with pain anywhere in your back, it can make it hard to work or get anything done. You may have trouble walking when the pain is flared up, or you could have other symptoms, like numbness, tingling or weakness. It makes sense that someone with...
Your SSD claim for benefits, medical records and the RFC forms
When you apply for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, you may know that a medical report should accompany your claim. However, complete records will lead to a faster decision from the Social Security Administration (SSA), and you need to submit your records...
How to get your SSDI claim approved quickly
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...
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...