The process of applying for benefits through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program can be complicated and time-consuming. For a variety of reasons, including the sheer volume of SSDI claims, a claimant can wait months or even years for a decision. By law, a claimant must wait at least…
An individual may qualify to receive benefits through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program in several ways. One way is to demonstrate that they are suffering from one or more medical impairments identified by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in its official listing of impairments, commonly known as the…
In order to be eligible to receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits in Massachusetts and other states around the country, you must be able to demonstrate that you meet the work history requirements established by the Social Security Administration (SSA). You must have worked, and paid into the Social…
In order to receive benefits through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, a person must establish both (1) that they are eligible for benefits, and (2) that they have a disability that precludes gainful employment for at least a year. Eligibility is based on the amount of time a…
When filing a claim for benefits from the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, a claimant has a duty to provide honest and accurate information to the Social Security Administration (SSA). An attorney representing an SSDI claimant has a duty to provide diligent and competent professional services in accordance with…
The Social Security Administration (SSA) processes benefits for millions of people in Massachusetts and all over the United States through programs like Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). With so many beneficiaries to serve, errors are probably inevitable, but it is also important for beneficiaries to provide the SSA with necessary…
As an agency of the federal government, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has the authority to determine which illnesses and injuries qualify for coverage under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. It maintains a list of impairments, known as the “Blue Book,” which examiners use to determine if an applicant…
Medicare is a national health insurance program administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the federal government. Unlike the programs administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA), which mainly make payments to beneficiaries, Medicare is a form of health insurance coverage that helps people…
Anyone who has worked for a long enough period of time, and contributed enough in payroll taxes, could be eligible for benefits through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. This is a federal program that offers support to people who are unable to work because of a disability (or what is…
In order to obtain benefits from the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, a claimant must establish that they have been diagnosed with a medical condition or injury (or, what is otherwise referenced in the regulations as a severe medically determinable impairments) that prevents them from undertaking any manner of…