Category Archives: Social Security Disability

How the SSA’s Compassionate Allowances initiative helps the truly ill

As we’ve previously discussed on our blog, the Social Security Disability Insurance program is designed to provide much-needed financial assistance to those individuals with qualifying work histories who meet the Social Security Administration’s rather exacting definition of total disability. To recap, a person is consider disabled for the purposes of SSDI benefits if the SSA

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A closer look at how the SSA determines disability – II

In a previous post, we started discussing how even though it can understandably prove to be very distressing from a financial perspective to be diagnosed with a serious illness or life-changing injury, those in this situation can derive some comfort from the knowledge that they may be eligible for benefits via the Social Security Administration’s

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A closer look at how the SSA determines disability

Thanks to the efforts of the medical community, the government, advocacy groups and even the corporate sector, more people than ever are now cognizant of the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Indeed, more people are now ceasing their use of cigarettes and other products detrimental to their health, exercising on a more regular basis,

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