The Social Security Administration (SSA) receives countless applications for disability benefits on an annual basis. The federal agency denies at least 50% of the ones that they receive. There are varied reasons as to why these denials occur. Each application for benefits that an individual submits to the SSA is assigned to a reviewer….
If you receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), then it’s not abnormal for you to be asked to submit for a Continuing Disability Review (CDR) on occasion. What you may not be aware of is what the Social Security Administration (SSA) is looking for when they perform this review and how often they tend…
When you are preparing to apply for Social Security Disability benefits, gathering the medical records to support your claim is an important first step. You want the records to provide comprehensive information about your physical or mental impairment, showing that you cannot work for a year or longer. Records for a physical impairment You will…
The Social Security Administration has a little-known opening for benefits often described as the “worn out worker” rule. Along with the ability to meet other requirements, you may qualify if you have a work history of 35 years or more performing arduous physical labor. Arduous and unskilled work “Arduous work” means physical effort that…
If there’s such a thing as a minor mental health disorder then schizophrenia is not one of them. This condition is included in publications such as the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Listing of Impairments largely because it’s a chronic and serious mental disorder. Individuals who suffer from schizophrenia often appear to others as if…