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  • The SSA’s “Blue Book” of Medical Conditions for SSDI

    The "Blue Book" explains in great detail the medical conditions and criteria that the SSA uses to help determine if a person is eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits.

  • What is Substantial Gainful Activity for SSDI Purposes?

    It's important to remember that while all Substantial Gainful Activity is work, not all work is considered Substantial Gainful Activity, and it takes more than just money into account. We explain it all in detail here.

  • The Use of Vocational Experts at Disability Hearings

    As part of the five-step disability determination process, the Social Security Administration must determine whether you can perform your past work, or adjust to different work in the national economy, given your physical and/or mental conditions.

  • Can You Perform Your Past Relevant Work?

    Step four of Social Security Administrations’s process for determining disability requires that the claimant prove that they cannot perform their “past relevant work,” and there are some important factors to understand about how the SSA makes this determination.

  • What Is a Severe Impairment?

    The heart of the matter is whether or not the applicant can "sustain" their work. In this article, we break down what that means, and provide three examples of common impairments.

  • How does Social Security Determine a Listed Impairment?

    The third step in the SSA's five-step evaluation process asks whether your condition(s) meet or equal a “Listing Impairment.”

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Options for Future Changes to Social Security

Millions of Americans rely on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. With the Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund on course to become insolvent by the close of 2016, numerous policy changes have been proposed to ensure that the SSDI program continues to serve eligible applicants. Some proposals would result in an increase in the number of funds entering the DI Trust Fund. Here is a brief look at a few of those proposals. Payroll Tax [...]

Rising Number of Social Security Disability Applications

Headlines regarding Social Security Disability often point to the increased number of disability applications that have occurred in the last decade.  Statistics from the Social Security Administration website report that there were 1,895,521 applications for disability filed in 2003, and in 2013, there were 2,640,100 applications filed.[1]  These numbers may appear startling and lead to the question, “Why are there so many more applications?”  Contrary to popular misconceptions, there are many practical and legitimate reasons [...]

Video Teleconference Hearings for SSDI Claims

If you’ve received a hearing notice, which describes the time and place of your social security hearing, you may have noticed that your hearing is being conducted by video teleconference (VTC).

If you can’t work because of a chronic disease or long term injury, you may qualify for SSDI or SSI benefits!

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