Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provides income to elderly and disabled recipients to help them meet their basic financial needs. It is separate from Social Security income benefits provided to retired people. To qualify for SSI, a person must be at least 65 years...
Social Security Disability Benefits
How is disability defined by the Social Security Administration?
A disability can cause serious impediments to a person’s ability to work. Although some disabled Californians are able to find careers that are both financially gainful and personally fulfilling, others struggle to make ends meet as they fight to find work they can...
Does Your Neurological Disorder Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits?
The World Health Organization estimates that up to 1 billion people within the world’s population suffer from a neurological disorder. Neurological disorders are diseases of the brain, spine, and the nerves that connect them. Neurological disorders are a distinct form...
Dermatitis and Social Security Disability
When evaluating a claimant’s claim for disability benefits, the Social Security Administration makes a medical assessment to determine whether an individual’s impairment(s) meets or equals a listing in the Listing of Impairments, or if the individual’s impairment(s)...
Covid-19 Longhauler Syndrome And Social Security Disability
The Corona virus pandemic has affected each and every one of us. But some of us have been especially hard-hit, those with chronic symptoms resulting from Covid-19. The medical community has dubbed this chronic problem as Post-Acute Sequela of Covid-19. Some...
Understanding Lupus and Social Security Disability
When evaluating a claimant’s disability application, the Social Security Administration makes a medical assessment to determine whether an individual’s impairment(s) meets or equals a listing in the Listing of Impairments, or if the individual’s impairment(s) are at a...
Disability and Cancer
Cancer is a disease that does not discriminate. The term “cancer” is an umbrella term for a collection of more than 100 different diseases in which abnormal cells begin to grow and spread uncontrollably in the body. These cancer cells do not die but rather continue to...
Continuing Disability Reviews
The Social Security Administration provides disability income to qualifying individuals and their families. The Social Security Administration is required to periodically review the case of every person who is receiving Social Security Disability Insurance or...
The Importance of Medical Records
The most important part of one’s claim for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments is your medical records (i.e., a paper-trail of your medical problems). A claim will not go anywhere without proper...
How Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that affects a person’s joints. The disease can also damage a variety of other body systems, such as the skin, eyes, lungs, heart and blood vessels. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder and occurs when...
