If you are unable to work and need Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, here are the basics for getting approved for...

UPS is a legitimate company with a good reputation. However, scammers have seized the opportunity to use the UPS name to scam people out...

Will Social Security pay a disability benefit for thyroid cancer? Social Security evaluates thyroid cancer under Listing 13.09 in the...

Under 20 CFR §404.1520, Social Security must use a 5-step sequential process to determine whether a claimant is eligible for Social...

Here are 5 things that give claimant's a better chance of being approved for Social Security Disability Benefits: You are over 50 years...

After you apply for Social Security Disability (SSDI), you may be sent a FUNCTION REPORT to fill out and return.  This form asks a lot of...

I look at comments disabled claimants write about their experience trying to get Social Security disability benefits. "Overwhelming."...

Individuals are often surprised when I refer to Social Security Disability as "insurance." Yet, the name of the program is "Social...

Reasons Your Social Security Disability Claim May Be Denied A person may not be qualified for disability or may be denied disability if...

Social Security and disability lawyers throw around the term "Residual Functional Capacity" or its abbreviation "RFC." It is the key to...

By the time you get to a hearing, you have already struggled with your Social Security disability case for at least 18 months. You have...

Like many benefit plans, Social Security benefits don't begin immediately. Here are some of Social Security disability's waiting periods...

The Social Security Administration has two disability programs. One is Social Security disability or SSDI for short. It's intended for...

Social Security disability (SSDI) benefits continue as long as you are disabled under the Social Security rules and are not working....

After an administrative law judge (ALJ) holds a hearing on your Social Security disability (SSDI) claim, (s)he may issue one of the...

"Some judges pay 90 percent of the cases they hear while others only pay 10 percent." Administrative Law Judges have the final say about...

WHY YOU MAY NOT WANT SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS IF YOU CAN AVOID THEM: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) can help...

Yes, veterans may also qualify for Social Security disability benefits in addition to any VA benefits. Here are some facts about SSDI...

What is SSDI? Social Security Disability Insurance covers workers against loss of wages due to severe, long term disability. This...

Specifically, here are some of the things that a good disability attorney-advocate will do for you: Gather and analyze medical records...