Do you believe that you are unable to work? Are you currently treating with a physician or other health care worker? If you answer yes to these questions, then you may be eligible for Social Security Disability Benefits. Along with SSI disability, Social Security Disability is the main area of practice for our lawyers.
There are several types of disability benefits:
If you have worked 5 of the last 10 years, then you may qualify for Disability Insurance Benefits.
If you are over 50 and your spouse died in the last 7 years, you may qualify for Widows Benefits.
If you are unable to work and have limited financial resources, you may be eligible for Supplemental Security Income benefits.
If you or your child have serious impairments which interfere with your ability to perform activities of daily living, you or your child may be eligible for Supplemental Security Income benefits.
Contact us on our website or call us at 877-230-5500 to talk about whether you may be eligible for any benefits. Our disability lawyers regularly represent disability clients at Court in Akron, Ohio but our clients also come from the surrounding areas of Cuyahoga Falls, Barberton, Stow, Norton, Wadsworth, Medina, Green, Fairlawn, Richfield, New Franklin, Canton, Kent, Massillon, Ravenna, Rootstown, Tallmadge, Uniontown, Canal Fulton, Brunswick, and Wooster.
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Social Security Disability Insurance, also known as SSDI, also has a program for adult disabled children who have been disabled prior to age 22 and are unable to work as defined by the SSA. This program may allow your child to obtain benefits based on his or her parent’s work record.
As Social Security Disability lawyers, we handle a lot of questions regarding Social Security Disability. Read some of the frequently asked questions and the answers to those questions here.
One of the most important questions to answer before applying for SSI or SSD is whether or not you are working. If you are, don’t quit your job just so you can apply. Consider these points before doing anything.
The federal government has defined a number of items as qualifying factors to be eligible for Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income. Does your impairment fall under one of those already defined by the SSA?
If your impairment(s) already meets Social Security’s strict medical definitions, you may be able to win your case for disability sooner in the process.
Are you still able to perform some or all of the work you performed within the last 15 years? This can make a big difference in your Social Security Disability case.
Even if you cannot perform the work you once did, SSA is going to bring in a witness to see if there are other jobs out there that you would be able to perform in the national economy. As you age, it becomes easier to show that there are fewer jobs available for you to perform in the national economy.
Are there additional items that may have an effect on your payments for Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income? Most of these are discovered and dealt with in the effectuation phase, but there could be others.
There are all sorts of changes that you will be required to report to the Social Security Administration. Many of them have nothing to do with adjusting your SSI or SSD payments, but rather insuring you continue getting your payments.
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