Social Security Disability
Disability Evaluation
Social Security pays benefits to people who cannot work because they have a medical condition that is expected to last at least one year or result in death. Federal law requires this very strict definition of disability. While some programs give money to people with partial disability or short-term disability, Social Security does not.
Certain members of your family may qualify for benefits based on your work. They include:
Your spouse, if he or she is age 62 or older;
Your spouse, at any age if he or she is caring for a child of yours who is younger than age 16 or disabled;
Your unmarried child, including an adopted child, or, in some cases, a stepchild or grandchild. The child must be younger than age 18 or younger than 19 if in elementary or secondary school full time; and
Your unmarried child' age 18 or older' if he or she has a disability that started before age 22. (The child's disability also must meet the definition of disability for adults.)
NOTE:
In some situations, a divorced spouse may qualify for benefits based on your earnings if he or she was married to you for at least 10 years, is not currently married and is at least age 62. The money paid to a divorced spouse does not reduce your benefit or any benefits due to your current spouse or children.
How do you meet the earnings requirement for disability benefits?
In general, to get disability benefits, you must meet two different earnings tests:
A "recent work" test based on your age at the time you became disabled; and
A "duration of work" test to show that you worked long enough under Social Security.
Certain blind workers have to meet only the "duration of work" test.
What Information is Needed When Applying for Disability?
You should apply for disability benefits as soon as you become disabled. It can take a long time to process an application for disability benefits (three to five months). To apply for disability benefits, you will need to complete an application for Social Security benefits and the Adult Disability Report. There are several pieces of information needed to get approved for disability, making sure you have all the information and documented correctly can greatly increase your chances of getting processed faster, let us help.
The information they need includes:
· Your Social Security number;
· Your birth or baptismal certificate;
· Names, addresses and phone numbers of the doctors, caseworkers, hospitals and clinics
that took care of you and dates of your visits;
· Names and dosage of all the medicine you take;
· Medical records from your doctors, therapists, hospitals, clinics and caseworkers that you
already have in your possession;
· Laboratory and test results;
· A summary of where you worked and the kind of work you did; and
· A copy of your most recent W-2 Form (Wage and Tax Statement) or, if you are self-employed,
your federal tax return for the past year.
In addition to the basic application for disability benefits, there are other forms you will need to fill out. One form collects information about your medical condition and how it affects your ability to work. Other forms give doctors, hospitals and other health care professionals who have treated you permission to send them information about your medical condition.
Do not delay applying for benefits if you cannot get all of this information together quickly. We will help you get it.
Social Security Disability
Free, No Obligation Disability Evaluation
If you are a filing for Social Security Disability for the first time or have been denied disability benefits, then let us help you understand what is needed to qualify and and receive disability benefits. Fill in the details below and a receive a FREE, NO OBLIGATION Evaluation, about your case, from a qualified advocate or attorney in your area.
If you have already applied on your own and have been denied, don't worry, usually more than 60% of the time people are denied on their first attempt, that's why we are here. If it was an easy task, assistance wouldn't be needed, but the government doesn't always make it easy to get what is legally yours. Put your mind at ease, with a little help, filing for and and getting approved for disability may not be as difficult as you think. Fill in the information below and have a disability advocate or attorney, in your area, help you get the benefits you deserve.
Who Qualifies for Disability?If you are a filing for Social Security Disability for the first time or have been denied disability benefits, then let us help you understand what is needed to qualify and and receive disability benefits. Fill in the details below and a receive a FREE, NO OBLIGATION Evaluation, about your case, from a qualified advocate or attorney in your area.
If you have already applied on your own and have been denied, don't worry, usually more than 60% of the time people are denied on their first attempt, that's why we are here. If it was an easy task, assistance wouldn't be needed, but the government doesn't always make it easy to get what is legally yours. Put your mind at ease, with a little help, filing for and and getting approved for disability may not be as difficult as you think. Fill in the information below and have a disability advocate or attorney, in your area, help you get the benefits you deserve.
Social Security pays benefits to people who cannot work because they have a medical condition that is expected to last at least one year or result in death. Federal law requires this very strict definition of disability. While some programs give money to people with partial disability or short-term disability, Social Security does not.
Certain members of your family may qualify for benefits based on your work. They include:
Your spouse, if he or she is age 62 or older;
Your spouse, at any age if he or she is caring for a child of yours who is younger than age 16 or disabled;
Your unmarried child, including an adopted child, or, in some cases, a stepchild or grandchild. The child must be younger than age 18 or younger than 19 if in elementary or secondary school full time; and
Your unmarried child' age 18 or older' if he or she has a disability that started before age 22. (The child's disability also must meet the definition of disability for adults.)
NOTE:
In some situations, a divorced spouse may qualify for benefits based on your earnings if he or she was married to you for at least 10 years, is not currently married and is at least age 62. The money paid to a divorced spouse does not reduce your benefit or any benefits due to your current spouse or children.
How do you meet the earnings requirement for disability benefits?
In general, to get disability benefits, you must meet two different earnings tests:
A "recent work" test based on your age at the time you became disabled; and
A "duration of work" test to show that you worked long enough under Social Security.
Certain blind workers have to meet only the "duration of work" test.
What Information is Needed When Applying for Disability?
You should apply for disability benefits as soon as you become disabled. It can take a long time to process an application for disability benefits (three to five months). To apply for disability benefits, you will need to complete an application for Social Security benefits and the Adult Disability Report. There are several pieces of information needed to get approved for disability, making sure you have all the information and documented correctly can greatly increase your chances of getting processed faster, let us help.
The information they need includes:
· Your Social Security number;
· Your birth or baptismal certificate;
· Names, addresses and phone numbers of the doctors, caseworkers, hospitals and clinics
that took care of you and dates of your visits;
· Names and dosage of all the medicine you take;
· Medical records from your doctors, therapists, hospitals, clinics and caseworkers that you
already have in your possession;
· Laboratory and test results;
· A summary of where you worked and the kind of work you did; and
· A copy of your most recent W-2 Form (Wage and Tax Statement) or, if you are self-employed,
your federal tax return for the past year.
In addition to the basic application for disability benefits, there are other forms you will need to fill out. One form collects information about your medical condition and how it affects your ability to work. Other forms give doctors, hospitals and other health care professionals who have treated you permission to send them information about your medical condition.
Do not delay applying for benefits if you cannot get all of this information together quickly. We will help you get it.
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