Applying for Benefits

What Is the Five-step Process That Social Security Uses to Decide Disability Claims? (Part 2: Severity & Duration)

May 22, 2010
Step 2 of the sequential evaluation process

This is the second installment of our explanation of the 5-step process that Social Security uses to determine if your are disabled. Please keep in mind that a lot of the terms used by Social Security to determine disability have specific legal meanings and probably don’t mean what you think they do. After Social Security [...]

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Who Can Apply for Social Security Disability?

May 11, 2010
People of any age can apply for Social Security disability

Anyone who is under retirement age and disabled can apply for and receive Social Security disability. Children under the age of 18 can apply and receive children’s SSI benefits. If you are over 50, but have not reached retirement age, there are some rules in the Social Security system that may make it easier for [...]

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What Is the Five-step Process That Social Security Uses to Decide Disability Claims? (Part 1: SGA)

April 13, 2010

Social Security uses what it calls a “sequential five-step process” to decide disability claims. As you work your way through the steps, if you do not meet the requirement of a step, Social Security can deny you. We will discuss each step in a separate post. Please keep in mind that alot of the terms used by Social [...]

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Wounded Warriors-VA and Social Security Disability Benefits

February 12, 2010

This is a cross-post from our Veterans’ Disability blog: Social Security has established a program it calls “Wounded Warriors,” which expedites the claims of wounded service members. Estimates on the number of Wounded Warriors vary depending on the source: The DOD reports about 34,000 were wounded since 2001. The GAO’s analysis of VA data shows [...]

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What Are My Chances of Winning My Disability Case?

February 9, 2010

This is a question we often get from new clients. Stastically, only about 30-35% of people who apply in Colorado get approved right away. But for your specific case, the answer is that it is difficult to say without seeing your file.  There are many variables that go into winning a Social Security case. A few [...]

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