Mental health conditions are difficult to deal with but also largely invisible. Even people with the most debilitating conditions likely won’t have symptoms all the time. Additionally, some people with the same diagnosis have a far worse affliction than others. The sliding scale of severity for mental health issues is one significant complicating factor…
Becoming injured at work is a common cause of disability. If you have been injured in the workplace and you needed to seek medical attention and take time off work, it’s likely that you will be able to file for workers’ compensation benefits in the first instance. However, if you suffer from a permanent…
The application process for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits is long and confusing to most people — and it may seem, for a while, that you’re receiving endless requests for more information, including a detailed report about your education and work history. Why does what you’ve done for a living and what kind of…
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a strict definition of what constitutes a disability. An applicant who has a short-term or partial impairment doesn’t qualify for Social Security (SS) disability benefits. Instances in which a child has severe functional limitations or an adult cannot perform substantial gainful work for at least 12 months or…
Many employers take deductions from their workers’ paychecks and pay into Social Security fund on their employee’s behalf. Individuals who have certain terminal illnesses or who are otherwise unable to work for a year or more may tap into it if the need arises to cover some of their necessary expenses. While it takes…