If you pass away while receiving VA disability benefits, your spouse may continue to collect benefits on your behalf under certain circumstances. The VA offers a number of benefits for spouses of disabled veterans, including monthly compensation, employment services,...
Wondering if you should get a VA disability lawyer? You are not required to have a lawyer to file a VA disability appeal. But hiring a disability attorney offers several benefits. A VA disability lawyer works exclusively for you, using their knowledge, experience, and...
If you believe your medical condition has worsened since the VA assigned your impairment rating, you may file a claim for an upgraded rating, which, if approved, will make you eligible for higher monthly compensation. For your claim to be successful, you must have...
If you’re already qualified for another disability program, but Social Security denies your benefits, you will have to file a request for reconsideration and begin the appeals process. The fact that you received approval from another disability program does not...
You may want to switch doctors if yours won’t help you get approved for disability. Depending on your situation, it may be necessary to find a more cooperative doctor. Before you start shopping for a new doctor, however, you need to understand the risk of switching...
Premature infants can get Social Security benefits, but only in certain situations. A premature birth must lead to other medical ailments, such as low birth weight or failure to thrive, before a child qualifies for either Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) or...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) takes no official position on whether adults or children are more easily approved for Social Security disability. But many child disability claims are for conditions which do not easily lend themselves to a lot of objective...
The stages in the Social Security disability process are the initial application, the request for reconsideration, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearing, the Appeals Council, and the Federal District Court. The Initial Application Submitting an application begins...
State disability is not the same as Social Security disability. The Differences Between State and Social Security Disability While both programs provide compensation when a person becomes disabled and cannot work, different levels of government administer them. Social...
Mental capacity to work is determined by Social Security through meeting the criteria for a Blue Book listing or submitting to a residual functional capacity (RFC) test. The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses RFC tests to measure the effects of all...
