Social Security disability benefits provide injured or ill Californians with the income they need to live their lives in the wake of debilitating accidents. These benefits are only available to individuals who qualify for them. The requirements to qualify for Social...
Year: 2016
Navigating Social Security disability benefits
After suffering a work accident and incurring a debilitating injury, a San Diego resident may not know how he will pay his bills. He may worry about how he will provide for his family and how he will make ends meet without the ability to earn an income. When a person...
Widow benefits are possible through Social Security
Imagine that for your entire life, you have worked towards having your own career. You went to school, earned your degree and prepared to work down a path that would yield you a bountiful career. During the course of your life, you meet someone and the two of you...
Proving your disability: what can you do to achieve this?
In the last month, we have talked about a couple of important topics when it comes to Social Security disability insurance. We talked about how the disability onset date is an incredibly important factor in your case. We talked about how there are slight, but...
SSDI vs. SSI: what differentiates these benefits?
SSDI refers to Social Security Disability insurance, often called "SSD" or Social Security disability benefits. There are a variety of names and acronyms, but they all refer to the same thing. SSI, or Supplemental Security Insurance, is very similar to SSD, but people...
The disability onset date, and what it means for your case
When you seek out Social Security Disability benefits, you will need to prove your disability exists and that it is compliant with the rules and regulations set forth by the Social Security Administration (SSA). One of these aspects is the "disability onset date"...
The many steps to appealing your SSD claim
If you apply for Social Security disability benefits, the likelihood that your claim goes through unabated and without a hitch is not very high. It's an unfortunate reality, but the reality none the less. So, if (and likely when) your claim is denied, you need to know...
Legal help often necessary in Social Security disability cases
Imagine working for years and years at your job, slowly climbing up the ladder to the point that you are happy with your position. And then, all of a sudden, a medical affliction or a terrible accident disables or incapacitates you. Or how about this: you are born...