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Every year, millions of people apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. However, a shocking number of applicants get denied for simple paperwork errors, which might be avoided with due care. Here are five common mistakes you should avoid on your paperwork when applying for SSDI or SSI:
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Recipients of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) may have noticed that their payments went up dramatically at the beginning of 2023. While not unwelcome, it may seem odd why SSDI and SSI payments went up so much. Why did this happen, and what does it potentially mean for the future of SSDI and SSI?
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If you are looking to apply for Social Security disability benefits, getting your application right can make the difference between getting the benefits you deserve and getting rejected outright. However, as many as half of all applications for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are rejected due to avoidable mistakes. Make sure to avoid these five mistakes if you want to maximize the odds of your disability application being accepted:
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If you want to be able to qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) you need to obtain a sufficient number of “work credits.” Without these credits, it does not matter how severe your disability is, you will not be able to obtain SSDI benefits. But what exactly are these credits, how do you obtain them, and what happens if you do not have enough to qualify for SSDI?
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As part of any application for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you may need to be examined by Disability Determination Services (DDS). This office conducts medical examinations to determine if someone is indeed disabled to a degree that granting them disability benefits is appropriate. Here are five things you should expect to happen at your DDS examination:
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Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a program that helps millions of disabled Americans support themselves, but millions more apply for those benefits every year and fail to get them. Often, these people fail because they are not actually eligible for SSDI benefits and do not realize it. So what do you need in order to be eligible for SSDI benefits, and what can you do if you are not eligible?
More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, many survivors of the coronavirus have found themselves struggling with health problems that have persisted long after the disease itself. Referred to generally as “Long COVID,” this condition can have a major impact on people’s lives and their ability to work. However, people with Long COVID have struggled to obtain disability benefits, due in part to bureaucratic issues that have impeded many applicants for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.
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The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits will be nearly 9% in 2023, the largest increase in Social Security benefits in 40 years. This even outpaces the 2022 COLA adjustment of 5.9%, which had been itself record-breaking at the time. Unfortunately, this adjustment is a reflection of rising prices that have made things more difficult for Social Security beneficiaries in the past year.
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If you are suffering from a severe medical or psychological disability, one that prevents you from doing your normal daily tasks or keeps you from working, you may be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). However, obtaining these benefits can be a difficult and time-consuming process, and you will need several types of documentation available for your application. Here are five things you will need if you intend to apply for SSDI or SSI:
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According to statistics reported by the Social Security Administration (SSA), only about a quarter of all applications for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits are accepted each year. Often, these denials are the result of problems with the application, resulting in disqualification before the SSA ever gets to weigh on the merits of the case. Here are five ways that people may accidentally disqualify themselves from SSDI or SSI benefits:
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