Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance from the U.S. Social Security Administration involves a good deal of waiting. After you submit your initial application, you have to wait to hear back about whether it undergoes approval. If it does, you then have to...
Social Security Disability
What are anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders?
These days, more knowledge on disability benefits circulates than ever before. Unfortunately, mental health disabilities still do not see as much discussion as their physical counterparts. Despite that, mental health disorders cause a huge number of workers...
How does Social Security determine disability for burns?
Your job may expose you to the possibility of suffering a burn from a chemical, an electrical or a thermal source. If you do end up with a serious burn, you might need weeks or months of treatment and recovery time. Like other workers who have suffered burns, you...
Qualifying for SSD benefits due to disability
While nearly everyone must deal with a certain amount of anxiety in their lives at some point, few may experience it in the same way you do. Indeed, your stress and worry may be severe enough so as to keep you from routinely being able to successfully complete many...
Disability benefits for widowed spouses
One payroll deduction many employees see on their pay stubs contributes to a disability fund for Social Security, providing them with financial benefits should they become disabled to the point of being unable to work. According to Benefits.Gov, Social Security...
How are SSDI and SSI different?
Applying for disability benefits can be disorienting enough on its own. What makes it more complicated is that there are multiple federal programs that offer assistance for disabilities. It is paramount to apply for the correct one. Two of the most well-known federal...
Is your mental disorder covered by Social Security?
In Alabama, you can get benefits if you suffer form a physical disability. People with mental health disorders or disabilities also have access to these benefits. They can aid you in the same way benefits aid people with physical disabilities, easing burdens on your...
Can you get SSDI benefits for depression?
Alabama residents like you may struggle every day due to mental health conditions or disorders. It is difficult to overcome these issues without the right tools or help. You may be looking into Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits to get that help you...
What should I know about the Social Security disability application process?
Social Security benefits help people who are too ill or infirm to hold gainful employment. Limitations that result from serious illnesses or injuries means that applicants have few financial resources to support themselves. That is why speedy processing of...
Obtaining SSDI for a failed knee replacement
Because knee replacements improve quality of life for many Americans, they are becoming more popular. In fact, there are nearly 800,000 knee replacement surgeries in the U.S. every single year. Unfortunately, though, some of these surgeries are not successful. If you...