We Fight To Help You Get The SSD Or SSI Benefits You Deserve – Changing Lives For The Better
The vast majority of people who apply for Social Security disability benefits have their claims denied. According to the most currently available annual statistics from the Social Security Administration, only 33.3% of people who file SSD applications received approval, which leaves almost 67% of applicants left to decide whether to file again or appeal the decision. The dismal record of…
Struggling with a disability can be overwhelming, to say the least. You may find yourself wondering how you’ll care for yourself, provide for your family, and continue to heal and move forward. If you find yourself in this place, you should know that you aren’t alone. You should also know that there’s help available, and you may be entitled to…
A medical condition that prevents you from working need not become a financial hardship. There are two Social Security disability (SSD) programs that provide monthly payments. The law and regulations for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD) programs are complicated and the process to file and qualify for benefits can be a challenge, but you…
The Social Security Administration makes annual adjustments to its payments made to individuals receiving Social Security disability benefits. The adjustments payments made through Social Security retirement, Social Security Disability Insurance, and Supplemental Security Income programs reflect cost-of-living adjustments based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. The 2021 COLA adjustment went into effect in January 2021. Here is a look…
The monthly benefits paid through Social Security disability can help to ease the financial hardships resulting from not being able to work due to a disability caused by a medical condition. The regulations that apply to SSD can be complicated and extremely confusing for the average person trying to apply for benefits. It does not get any easier when a…
When a disabled worker applies for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD or SSD) benefits, they deserve to receive the full payment they earned from years of hard work and paying Social Security taxes. At the Law Office of Daniel Berger, we specialize in getting every disabled client the maximum SSD benefits available. After many years fighting for disabled SSD applicants…
Your state’s worker’s compensation program and the federal Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD) program are both designed to provide financial relief to injured workers, but they apply to different classes of workers and have very different qualifying requirements. You can collect worker’s compensation for an on-the-job injury or work-related illness and Social SSD benefits at the same time. However, one…
Whether currently receiving Social Security disability benefits or just starting the process to apply for them, keep in mind they do not last forever. Improvements in the medical conditions that cause you to be disabled could affect how long you collect Social Security disability. Other sources of income, including earnings from a job, and which of the two disability programs…
Supplemental Security Income is a federally funded program offering financial assistance for individuals with limited resources and income to adults 65 years of age or older. It also provides benefits to blind or disabled adults and children. You may apply even without having a work history, which is one of the benefits of SSI over other disability programs, such as…
The availability of Social Security disability benefits eases the financial burden of more than 8 million disabled workers along with 104,000 of their spouses and 1.4 million of their children, but it may not always be enough. If you discover that qualifying for Social Security disability insurance benefits still leaves you struggling to meet your financial obligations, there are other…
