A Social Security Disability (SSD) hearing with an administrative law judge (ALJ) is a major event in the SSD claim process. Anyone who is scheduled for such a hearing has already had their disability claim denied and has waited months for this meeting with an official who has the power to overrule the previous denials […]
If you struggle with long-term clinical depression, you already know that it is more than simply feeling sad for a few days or being temporarily upset about a particular life event that has led you to feel unhappy. On the contrary, long-term clinical depression is a chronic, ongoing, and often disabling condition that is caused […]
If you are disabled and receiving Social Security disability benefits, those benefits may be an essential source of financial security and disability for you, and for your family. Indeed, being disabled often means that you are unable to work full-time and earn an income as you normally would. The disability benefits you receive from the […]
When people are about to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI or SSD) benefits, they want to know how much they will receive in monthly benefit payments. The answer is different for every individual. Every SSD benefit recipient’s benefit amount is determined by the taxable income they’ve earned over their working years. In this […]
The challenges you face when a disability prevents you from working and earning a living increase when you have a family to support. The Social Security Administration has two programs providing disability benefits: Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance. If you receive SSDI benefits because of a disability, your children may also be […]
You may have heard that changes occur to your Medicare disability benefits when you turn 65 years old and have some concerns. The disability advocates and lawyers at London Eligibility want to reassure you that the health insurance coverage through Medicare and the monthly disability benefits payments that you have come to rely upon will […]
Heart disease remains the number one cause of death in the United States according to the American Heart Association’s most recent available data. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) claims more lives each year than all forms of cancer and chronic respiratory disease combined. With so many people suffering from heart-related illness, there are many heart conditions that […]
Many legal processes can be complex and applying for Social Security benefits is no different. Understandably, it can be frustrating when you apply for benefits and legitimately believe you are entitled to them but nevertheless have your application denied. If you find yourself in this situation, you may wonder if and when to pursue an […]
When a worker who is eligible for Social Security retirement or disability benefits dies, their surviving spouse and dependents may be entitled to two types of benefits: A lump-sum death payment of $255 and monthly survivor benefits. A death payment and survivor benefits have different requirements that must be met to qualify to receive them. […]
The Social Security Administration has several programs that pay benefits to people who are blind, disabled, and retired. The program that you qualify for, and the amount of the Social Security benefit at age 65 that you get, depends on several factors that you will learn about in this article. Different Social Security benefit programs […]
