Social Security

Where Can I Get Help with Medical Care While I Am Applying for Social Security Disability?

June 8, 2010
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This post will cover the two most urgent needs that you will face while  you wait for your claim to be processed by Social Security: medical care and prescription coverage. Getting medical care when you have filed an application for disability benefits is crucial. Social Security places a big emphasis on what is in your medical records. [...]

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Should I Appeal My Social Security Disability Claim to Federal Court?

June 3, 2010
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If your claim is denied by a judge, and you appeal to the Appeals Council, your only option for appeal at that point is to appeal it to the federal court. In most cases, you have only 60 days from the date you received the denial to file your appeal. (Some cases only get 30 [...]

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What Is the Five-step Process That Social Security Uses to Decide Disability Claims? (Part 3: The Listing of Impairments)

May 27, 2010
Step 3 of the sequential evaluation process

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. Social Security has a list of impairments that it uses at this step to determine if you are disabled. If your impairments is on the [...]

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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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