Social Security Disability Benefits
How Disabled Must You Be to Receive Social Security Disability Benefits? Only certain medical conditions qualify as sufficiently disabling to entitle you to Social Security Disability benefits. While many conditions are certainly serious enough to affect one’s ability to earn a steady living, only certain conditions meet the Social Security Administration’s criteria for benefits entitlement. […]
Can I Get Social Security Disability Benefits for Breast Cancer?
Can I Get Social Security Disability Benefits for Breast Cancer? In order to obtain Social Security Disability benefits for breast cancer, the condition must be severe enough to prevent you from engaging in any gainful employment activity. This is the rule of thumb with regard to Social Security Disability benefits, generally. Disability benefits are intended […]
Florida Social Security Qualifying Disabilities
Florida Social Security Qualifying Disabilities If you’re disabled and struggling to get by, don’t give up hope. If you cannot work due to a debilitating injury or chronic disease, you may be extremely frustrated and have concerns about how you will pay bills. There are currently more than ten million people who are receiving Social […]
Making a Florida Veterans’ Disability Claim for Parkinson’s Disease
Veterans who were injured, sick, developed a mental health condition, or were exposed to environmental toxins while serving in the military could be entitled to veterans’ disability benefits. Even if your condition didn’t appear until years later, you could still receive benefits provided you can establish the condition is service connected. In some cases, you […]
Florida Veterans’ Disability Claims: Three New Conditions Added to Agent Orange Presumptive List for 2021
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 has added three new conditions to their list of presumptive conditions. Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange may qualify for benefits if they have one of the presumptive conditions. The three new additions for 2021 are bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, and Parkinsonism, or Parkinson-like symptoms. To […]
What Is Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) for Florida Veterans?
Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDUI) is a benefit for disabled veterans who have a service-connected disability that impacts their ability to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment. If eligible, TDIU benefits will provide a veteran with the same amount they would receive for a 100% schedular rating—even if their total combined rating doesn’t add up […]
Florida Disability Benefits: Determining Your Eligibility for Social Security Disability
If you are disabled, you are likely wondering whether your condition qualifies for Social Security disability benefits or not. There are two types of Social Security benefits, Social Security Disability (SSDI), which is based on work credits, and Social Security Income (SSI), which is for low-income applicants. To start, you must show you qualify for […]
Reasons Your Orlando Long-Term Disability Claim Might Be Denied
Long-term disability (LTD) insurance will provide some replacement income if you are disabled and can no longer work due to an accident, illness, or another disability condition or event. You can purchase long-term disability insurance on your own, but some employers offer it as a benefit as well. Unfortunately, having access to benefits isn’t a […]
When Should You Hire an Orlando Social Security Disability Lawyer?
If you are unable to work, and you need to file a Social Security Disability claim, you are likely unsure what to do or how the application process works. You may also be wondering whether it’s worth hiring an Orlando Social Security Disability lawyer. Most people have not been through the process either, so you […]
Occupations Most Likely to End in Disability
Every 15 cents of every tax dollar paid into Social Security goes into a trust that pays disabled workers who can no longer perform their jobs, or any other job that earns them $1,260 a month, according to the Social Security Administration. Workers who earn enough lifetime credits (one credit is earned by earning $1,410) […]