One of the main concerns of people on Social Security Disability benefits is ensuring that their family is taken care of after they are gone. Thankfully, the Social Security Administration allows for survivor benefits to go to your spouse or…
Every year, the Social Security Administration makes small alterations to the benefits and requirements of Social Security Disability benefits. Although these changes are usually small, for people who do not have a significant amount of disposable income on Social Security…
The Social Security Administration has announced five more conditions that qualify for the Compassionate Allowance Program, bringing the total list up to 233 conditions that qualify a person for the program. The five new conditions are fibrolamellar cancer, megacystis microcolon…
Applying for Social Security disability benefits is a long and complex process, but issues at the Social Security Administration are now causing even more delays. The Social Security Administration attributes the longer wait times for hearing decisions to a number…
Generally speaking, a person receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits is not capable of performing substantial gainful activity, and therefore unable to work. However, the Social Security Administration has enacted special rules that do allow limited exceptions for people…
An illness or injury does not automatically qualify you for the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. But how can you find out if you qualify for SSDI? Qualification for this benefit program is focused on two main aspects, whether…
Many qualified people get their application for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) denied. If you are one of these people, it is important to know that you are not out of options. The lawyers at Harbison & Kavanagh have helped…
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a disability program that provides benefits to people who have worked and earned enough credits under the system to qualify for those benefits. In order to qualify, a person must be unable to perform…
