Law Offices of Lisa Douglas

The Social Security Disability  Insurance (SSDI) program aims to provide monetary support for those disabled people who used to be able to work but can’t any longer. More than 60%  of all disability benefits applications are denied by the SSA. This generally happens due to errors in the applicant’s application something you can avoid by working with an experienced social security lawyer . The most common mistakes on the SSA’s part include the following. 1.   Assuming You Can Continue Working The SSA might wrongfully assume that you can return to your old job and still conduct the tasks you used to. This can happen due to lack of proper medical documentation or improper job descriptions in the application. You can appeal this by providing complete and accurate descriptions of your old jobs and the tasks you needed to perform there that you no longer can. 2.   Misjudging Your Work Skills If the SSA assumes your old jobs fulfilled the criteria for Past Relevant Work  and wrongfully consid

  The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program first came about in 1972. The Social Security Administration(SSA) started the program as a way to financially support disabled children and adults, as well as the elderly over the age of 65. The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program has been around since 1956. It serves to provide monthly benefits to people who have worked in the past, but are no longer able to due to their disabilities. Typically, an individual may be eligible for one of the two programs. But in some cases, you may be eligible for getting benefits from both programs — a situation called “concurrent benefits.” Eligibility Criteria The people who can receive the SSI benefits must fit the following criteria: ·   Age 65 or older ·   Disabled or blind ·   US citizen and lawful national ·   Very limited income In order to be eligible to receive SSDI benefits , you must fulfill the following requirements: ·   Work history in Social Security-covered jobs ·   Unab