Social Security Disability

We often discuss the complicated nature of obtaining various kinds of benefits here, but this article explores an instance where the answer is simple: as long as you qualify for both workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, you can receive both of them concurrently. Keep in mind…

Although it probably comes as little solace, most applicants for Social Security disability are denied initially. If your application is rejected, don’t give up like most people do. Instead, you should contact an experienced Social Security disability attorney immediately if you do not already have one and start work on…

As a general rule, you cannot receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and retire early at the same time. The purpose of the Social Security disability program is to provide benefits to individuals who are disabled and unable to work as a result of that disability, but they are…

Nearly 3% of the world’s population suffers from some form if diabetes, which makes it one of the most prevalent diseases. Diabetes results when an individual’s endocrine system can no longer regulate the production of insulin and, therefore, process glucose in the blood. There are three types of diabetes: Type…

Western New York (WNY) has long been known as a “hotspot” for multiple sclerosis (MS) cases. In Buffalo and Rochester the rate of MS is double that in the remainder of the country, according to the WNY Chapter of the National MS Society. If there is an “up” side to…

Applications for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits significantly dropped during the first three quarters of 2020 compared to the first three quarters of 2019. Additionally, applications trended down over each quarter of this year and benefit awards also dropped quarter by quarter. “The National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives…

Bipolar disorder is a mental illness characterized by periods of extreme euphoria followed by periods of extreme depression, called cyclic mania. It is considered a mood disorder, and it affects men and women equally. Bipolar disorder presents constant symptoms and can impair an individual who suffers from it from being…

According to data released by the American Cancer Society, 1.7 million cases of over 200 kinds of cancer are diagnosed every year. Although some forms of cancer are easily treated and non-invasive, other forms must be treated aggressively. If you receive a cancer diagnosis and decide to apply for Social…

Workers’ compensation and various kinds of disability insurance may help you in the event that you become disabled through illness or injury and are unable to work. Disability insurance can include short-term disability, long-term disability, and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Workers’ compensation is insurance offered through your employer. If…

We’ve talked before about what happens to your Social Security benefits (retirement or disability) while you are in jail. Here, we focus specifically on what happens to these benefits after you are released from prison. If you were receiving benefits prior to your incarceration, but your benefits were suspended while…