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The disability judge may ask you trick questions when he or she finds discrepancies in your claims and medical records. These questions are intended to cross-examine you. They mainly relate to your mental and physical health and living arrangements.

SSA may discontinue your disability benefits if they find that: (1) your medical condition has improved; (2) you’ve returned to work; (3) your volunteer work falls under substantial gainful activity (SGA); (4) you’ve been imprisoned.

Disability benefits can be a source of relief for many people who cannot stay employed because of their medical conditions. Unfortunately, approximately 65-70% of the initial applications are rejected. So,

Your SSDI benefits can be increased by: (1) working 35 years minimum; (2) signing up for spousal benefits; (3) signing up for dependent benefits; (4) monitoring your income; (5) cost of living adjustment, and (6) recalculation of disability benefits.

Work mostly performed while seated is defined as “Sedentary Work” by the Social Security Administration (“SSA”). This category of work entails lifting at most 10 pounds at any given time.

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a federally-funded program for people who are disabled and unable to retain employment. You may have heard about how difficult it is to be

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a federally funded program managed by the Social Security Disability Administration (SSA) for people whose disability prevents them from working. The SSA uses different

If your LTD claim is accepted, benefits are typically paid to you monthly; however, there are some circumstances in which the disability insurer can ask for their money back for other disability payments you have received. The private insurer will typically call this an “overpayment.”

You cannot opt out of Part A coverage while receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) unless you are willing to repay all of the SSDI payments that you have received, which means that you will most likely be required to keep it even if there is coverage available through an employer insurance policy held by a spouse. You can drop your Part B coverage if your employer provides it.

Questions asked at a hearing are related to personal background, education qualifications, employment history, activity limitations related to physical capacity, activity levels related to mental capacity, and medical history.

If you continue to meet the requirements for disability, your Social Security Disability benefits will remain payable. If you are still disabled, when you reach full retirement age, your retirement benefits will start, and your SSDI benefits will end. In other words, your SSDI benefits become retirement benefits from Social Security.

If you’re receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, you might think you will continue to do so forever. But that may not be true.

The good news is that you may be eligible to receive your pension earlier if you suddenly get disabled or are not able to work, and it’s expected that you won’t be capable of going back to work.

Most people can draw pensions without bearing on their Social Security disability payments. Only those who spent a significant portion of their careers working outside the Social Security system will generally have concerns about the amount of their monthly Social Security disability payouts.

Many disabled people who can’t work or keep a job get help from the government through social security disability benefits. And while it may seem like an attractive program, there

You are eligible for SSDI if you can’t work, and your benefits are based on your average lifetime earnings before your disability starts. Owning a home, a vehicle, money in a savings account, or having other assets has no bearing on SSDI payments and does not affect your social security disability insurance benefits.

So, how long does it take to get disability for mental illness? Normally, the Social Security Administration (SSA) takes 3–5 months to approve your disability application. Once approved, you are provided with the amount almost immediately.

For people whose initial application for disability benefits had been denied, there are still some steps they can take to fight the decision. The first of these steps is a

It’s no doubt that getting approved for disability is hard. The SSA uses a rigorous process to evaluate every applicant to make sure that they qualify for the benefits that

If you’re wondering how to describe the pain to a disability judge, all you need to do is be precise and honest. Try to use as many specifiers as possible. Use numerical values when explaining how frequently the pain happens.