If the Social Security Administration denies a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claim, applicants may appeal the decision. One step in the appeals process is to attend a hearing. While attending in-person meetings to discuss disabilities may seem...
Year: 2022
What is residual functional capacity?
Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance can be a long and arduous process. The use of unfamiliar terms and acronyms compounds the burden of providing proper documentation. One acronym that you may be unfamiliar with is RFC: Residual Functional Capacity. What...
How the U.S. Social Security Administration defines “disability”
Certain things have to be true for the U.S. Social Security Administration to approve you for Social Security Disability Insurance. First, you need to have enough work history in positions covered by Social Security. Second, your condition needs to meet the SSA’s...
What can you do if you did not receive the COLA adjustment?
Social Security Disability Insurance benefits provide financial support to those who cannot work due to a serious illness, injury or another disability. If the Social Security Administration has approved your benefits application, you are already ahead of the game....