Applying for SSD: Initial Application and Reconsideration
By: bnbadmin2020
Oct 21, 2021
The first thing you need to understand about applications for SSD and SSI is that they are made up of several steps or stages. At each stage, you have a...
SSDI Step 5: Can You Do Any Work at All?
By: bnbadmin2020
Sep 27, 2021
Let’s say that at Step 4, you are found to be unable to do any of your past relevant work. Regardless of the reason – it could be too strenuous...
SSDI Step 4, Let’s Start With Part 1: Can You Do Your Past Relevant Work?
By: bnbadmin2020
Sep 8, 2021
So, your impairment or impairments didn’t meet the requirements laid out in the Listing of Impairments that we previously discussed. Is your case over? Not yet. The next step is...
SSDI Step 3: The Listings of Impairments
By: bnbadmin2020
Aug 31, 2021
So you think Steps 1 & 2 were a little complicated? Well hold on tight for Step 3. This one is a real doozy. Basically, what you need to know...
SSDI Step 2: Do You Have a Severe Impairment?
By: bnbadmin2020
Aug 24, 2021
If you are even considering filing for SSD or SSI, you almost certainly think you have a “severe” impairment. You may use different words to describe your condition, but you...
SSDI Step 1: Are You Working?
By: bnbadmin2020
Aug 17, 2021
How the 5-Step Process Works As the name implies, the 5-step process is essentially a set of 5 questions that Social Security asks in order to determine if you are...
What Ever Happened to Common Sense?
By: bnbadmin2020
Aug 6, 2021
It happens every day. A potential client comes in to our office and says that he deserves Social Security because he “feels” disabled. Unfortunately, we have to tell this person...
Disabled Adult Child’s Benefits
By: bnbadmin2020
Jul 19, 2021
The next benefit type we’ll be looking at is Disabled Adult Child Benefits. Even the title of this sounds complicated. How can you be an adult and a child at...
Eligibility for SSI
By: bnbadmin2020
Jun 29, 2021
The Social Security Administration offers two main disability programs. The larger and more comprehensive one is SSD. The other is Supplemental Security Income, or SSI. SSI assumes a whole different...
Can I receive both SSD and SSI benefits?
By: bnbadmin2020
Jun 25, 2021
Eligibility For SSD And SSI Together In some cases, a claimant could receive both SSD and SSI at the same time. This happens when you have worked enough to qualify...