Social Security disability insurance (SSD) provides important benefits to help disabled individuals who are unable to work because of a severe disability they suffer from. SSD benefits can, however, be difficult and time-consuming to obtain because most initial applications for Social Security disability benefits are denied. As a result, disabled applicants for SSD benefits…
Oklahomans who are applying for Social Security disability benefits due to an injury, illness or condition that renders them unable to work should understand the basics of filing a claim including how medical evidence is used. When Disability Determination Services is assessing a case for the Social Security Administration and the medical evidence presented…
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is notoriously slow in processing applications for disability benefits. There’s information that an applicant may share that may move their application to the front of the line for processing, though. Some low-income individuals who are disabled due to specific medical conditions may qualify for expedited processing of their application….
When Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) first came into existence in 1956, the vast majority of recipients were male. Twice as many men received SSDI than women did as of the late 1980s. The gender gap among SSDI recipients has slowly been decreasing since the mid-1990s. Now, nearly half of today’s SSDI recipients are females. Individuals…
If some kind of disability prevents you from working, you may qualify for Social Security Disability benefits. When you apply for disability benefits, the Social Security Administration will send various forms for you to complete. One such form is the Function Report. What is this, and what kind of questions are there? The Function…