Many people in Ohio who suffer from a disabling injury or illness want to know if they can obtain Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. Questions of eligibility are often mixed with questions about the applications process. This post will summarize the...
Qualifying For SSD/SSI Benefits
Is everyone denied the first time they apply for SSD Benefits?
While the Social Security Administration (SSA) doesn't reject everyone, the truth is that the vast majority of people are denied the first time they apply for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits. Indeed, as reported in the SSA's 2015 Annual Statistical...
A short review of SSDI eligibility requirements
This blog frequently how person in Ohio can receive Social Security Disability Insurance ("SSDI") benefits for a specific illness or injury. In this post, we want to step back a bit and review the general requirements for obtaining these very important benefits. These...
An overview of the SSDI claim evaluation process
For many people in Ohio who may be contemplating a claim for Social Security Disability Insurance or SSDI benefits, the process used by the Social Security Administration or SSA often seems like a black hole - light goes in but none come out. In this post, we hope to...
Meeting the medical requirements for SSD compassionate allowances
Ohio residents who suffer from certain medical conditions may have their Social Security disability claims expedited if the condition is so severe that it obviously meets disability SSD requirements. An award of disability benefits based on one of these conditions is...
Understanding SSI benefits
The United States Social Security Administration runs three programs that provide income to qualifying individuals. Most persons in Ohio understand ordinary social security benefits: persons who have paid money into the program through a tax on their income and who...
Understanding “substantial gainful activity”
One of the principal criteria for determining eligibility for Social Security disability benefits is whether the applicant is unable to work, or, in the language of the applicable statutes and regulations, unable to engage in "substantial gainful activity," or SGA....
Proving a social security disability claim
Obtaining an award of social security disability benefits requires the applicant to complete a lengthy application form and to submit information that the Social Security Administration can use to decide whether an applicant is "disabled" within the meaning the...
The basics of Social Security disability benefits
Physical disability can have a crushing impact on a person's life. In addition to the pain of the injury, a person's capacity to earn an income can be substantially limited. Ohio residents who meet certain criteria can qualify for benefits from the Social Security...
How does SSA decide if there is an inability to work?
Filing for Social Security Disability Insurance opens Ohio residents up to a lot of judgment by government officials. To determine if a person qualifies for benefits, the Social Security Administration must decide if the applicant meet all kinds of qualifications,...