Is there such a thing as fast-tracked Social Security Disability?

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) payments are a lifeline for many individuals here in Oklahoma and throughout the rest of the United States. Their lives would be in dire straights if they weren’t receiving these benefits. Unfortunately, it often takes the Social Security Administration (SSA) significant time to process disability payments applications. Your application…

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Not everyone qualifies to receive Supplemental Security Income

The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two different disability programs. One of those is the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), and the other is the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) one. You must be disabled and have a financial needs if you want to successfully apply for the latter. SSI applicants must generally be disabled,…

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Which is the right program for you, SSDI or SSI?

You may have worked construction all your life and experienced no injuries greater than a sprained wrist. That said, recently, you severely injured your back in a jobsite accident. You expect to be out of work for months. Will you qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance or should you look into Supplemental Security Income?…

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The different types of memory disorders and how they impact you

Memory orders can take on many different forms. There are Alzheimer’s disease, hydrocephalus, dementia vascular cognitive and mild cognitive impairments. Each of them may affect a patient distinctly. Many rob an individual of their ability to remember things, others deprive someone of a way to reason and make decisions and then some leave victims…

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Does Social Security Disability cover cancer?

A cancer diagnosis can be life-altering. You may unable to work depending on the severity of your condition. If you were employed full-time leading up to your diagnosis, then the best-case scenario is that your employer has been making Social Security deductions from your paycheck all of these years. If that’s the case, then…

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