Improving Your Odds for Social Security Disability Benefits
It’s not easy to collect Social Security disability benefits. The Social Security Administration (SSA) frequently denies initial claims...
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Tips for Social Security Disability Hearings
If you are applying for Social Security disability benefits, you may be required to appear at an administrative hearing. This hearing a...
SSDI and SSI Appeals: Why Perseverance Pays Off
You should file an appeal if your application for SSDI or SSI benefits has been denied. The notice you receive from the Social Security...
How Spousal Income Affects SSI Eligibility
SSI – Supplemental Security Income – helps the disabled meet basic needs such as groceries, utilities, and housing. However, if you’re ...
Work Credits and Qualifying for SSDI
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) provides monthly financial benefits to disabled workers. Only disabled workers who satisfy ...
How Often Do People Win SSDI Appeals: What They Really Mean For You
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is an earned benefit for workers whose physical or mental conditions prevent them from work...
When You Can’t Work: Understanding Your Disability Benefit Options
Every American looks forward to the day when he or she can receive back from Social Security some of what we’ve paid in over the years....
SSI or SSDI: Which One Is Right for You?
If you can’t work, the federal government – through the Social Security Administration (SSA) – provides two financial assistance progra...
Get That Opinion
In Southern California, if you’re applying (or thinking about applying) for Social Security disability benefits, get legal help from an...
Testifying at Your Social Security Disability Hearing: What to Expect and How to Prepare
For most people, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearing is the most important stage of a Social Security disa...
Commit Fraud, Go To Prison
If you’re collecting monthly Social Security disability benefits, don’t even think about working “on the side” without telling the Soci...
What to Do If Your Social Security Disability Benefits Stop
Everyone knows that sometimes the government does things that don’t make any rational sense at all. But when the Social Security Admini...