Medicare is also for people with disabilities. Nearly 8 million people with disabilities receive Medicare and are under the age of 65. People receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) will qualify for Medicare after completing a two year waiting period...
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Don’t be a victim: Protecting yourself or a parent online
As more and more of our lives move online, it's important to ask ourselves how private our data is. Cybercriminals often prey on seniors because they are seen as an easy target. They may not be as tech-savvy as younger generations and may be more likely to trust...
Is a Social Security hearing like going to state court?
The hearings are fairly informal. The only people likely to be there are the judge, a hearings office employee or a contractor recording the hearing using a laptop computer and software, the claimant, the claimant’s attorney, and anyone else the claimant has brought...
What does the SSDI blue book say about your condition?
If you’ve ever purchased a vehicle in Illinois, you may have heard of the Kelley Blue Book. This is a system that car dealers use to provide valuation and pricing information about the cars they sell. Similarly, there is a “Social Security Blue Book,” which contains...
Fighting for disability benefits after a denied claim
If you are pursuing financial support through a Social Security Disability Insurance claim, it is because you have a medical condition that prevents you from earning a gainful income. A disability may represent the possibility of financial difficulty as you struggle...
What does a Vocational Expert (VE) do at a Social Security Disability or SSI hearing?
The Administrative law Judge (ALJ) will typically ask a hypothetical question to the expert which includes all of the person's various medical and mental health limitations that are supported by medical evidence in the record. If your limitation is not supported in...
How do most Vocational experts that testify in Social Security Disability cases determine how many total jobs there may be for a particular job?
Years ago vocational experts would look at information published by the US Census, they would look at publications of the Department of Labor Statistics and the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. The problem was information that was obtained was across some broad...
In a Social Security Disability or SSI claim are there differences between skills and abilities?
Of course there is a difference but they not be so obvious to most people. Another way of saying abilities is Aptitudes. So some jobs require certain aptitudes at a particular level in order to do the job but these are not skills. For example, some jobs may require...
Why does Social Security only look at the work I have done over the past 15 years in determining whether I can go back to that work?
Changes occur over time in most jobs as far as the skills and abilities acquired from those jobs so it is not always realistic to assume a person still has those skills and abilities as what it takes to still do that job. Just consider all the changes in technology we...
In a Social Security Disability claim or SSI claim what is a “medical assessment”?
A medical assessment describes your medical ability to do work like activities such as sitting, standing, walking, lifting, carrying, handling objects, bending, kneeling, pushing and pulling objects, hearing and speaking. It may involve your ability to work around...
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