Your risk for disabling medical conditions increases as you get older. Adults who are over the age of 50 and drawing close to retirement age are at elevated risk as compared with those just starting out in their careers. Older adults can get hurt at work or in a car...
Social Security Disability
What is a Medical Source Statement?
If you're living with some type of disability and you're considering your Social Security benefits options, you may have heard that this system can be complicated and difficult to get through. This is true, and many applications are denied. The good news is that a lot...
Respiratory illnesses may qualify for Social Security Disability
Social Security is there to help people who suffer from disabilities and can no longer work. Someone with lung disease, for example, may not have the energy or ability to work a normal job. They may be going through regular medical treatments and be ill enough that...
Three Things Everyone Should Know About Social Security Disability
Every working American pays into Social Security, but not everyone understands what their contributions do. People often only vaguely understand the basics of Social Security retirement and disability benefits. The same employment contributions fund both retirement...
How long do you have to work to claim SSDI benefits?
Adults with disabling medical conditions can apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. When someone is unable to work for at least a year because of a significant and disabling medical condition, the Social Security Administration (SSA) can...
Will the “worn-out worker” rule apply to your SSDI claim?
Connecting with disability benefits after an injury or medical issues isn't always an easy process. Many factors influence the success of a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claim. One of the biggest concerns is how severe the injury or medical condition...
When should I contact an SSDI lawyer?
It isn't easy to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. First, you have to determine if your condition even qualifies. Then, you have to make sense of the paperwork and follow all of the bureaucratic steps required by the Social Security...
What are the SSDI time limits after an accident?
You get injured and you know that you can’t work. The injuries are just too severe. You know that you’re going to heal to some extent, but it’s unclear if that healing will ever be complete -- as is often the case with serious issues like traumatic brain injuries or...
Understanding the Social Security Disability Insurance appeals process
If you make a claim with the Social Security Administration for Social Security Disability Insurance, then there is a chance that your claim could be denied. If that happens, you do have an opportunity to appeal the decision made by the SSA. When you get a disability...
What to expect at a Social Security Disability appeal hearing
Unfortunately for disabled workers in and around Oklahoma City, the Social Security Administration (SSA) rejects most applications for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Getting approved on the initial application is not easy, and getting turned down does...
