As of 2021, the Social Security Administration reported 9.2 million people received Social Security Disability benefits. Some of these people qualified due to a mental disability. To determine if your mental disability qualifies you for SSDI, it is essential to...
SSDI
If I qualify for SSDI, can my child get benefits too?
Having a disability can be hard on you and your family. There's no question that your standard of living can become more expensive, so it’s natural to worry about how you can continue to support your children. But if you’ve worked long enough to qualify for SSDI...
What vision impairments qualify for SSDI benefits?
Social Security provides various benefits for impairments affecting an individual's ability to work. Some conditions might not qualify based on specific rules set by the agency. However, certain health problems could have symptoms that significantly affect workers and...
Here is how SSDI works differently if you are 50 or older
Americans are living longer than ever. For many of us, that means working later in life than our parents and grandparents did. It is no longer unusual for people in San Diego to keep working into their 60s and 70s. A combination of need and desire to keep earning an...
Avoid these common disability claim mistakes
You don’t need us to tell you that it’s hard to live with a disability. Your physical limitations may make your everyday activities difficult, if not impossible, and your inability to work can render it hard to get by on a day-to-day basis, let alone cover the medical...
Is an SSDI denial the end of the road?
If you have applied for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits and received a denial letter, you might feel discouraged and hopeless. However, Southern Californians should know that a denied claim is not the end of the road. It is the beginning. Nearly 70% of...
Appeals process for Supplemental Security Income applications
Benefits received for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) require approval of an application based on a series of medical determinations against existing legal requirements. Applications not approved, or those approved but for an amount the applicant deems...
Preparing for your SSDI hearing
When your application for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is denied, you have the right to appeal and have a hearing. It is important that you exercise this right to appeal, since you may depend on SSDI benefits after being injured on the job. Like many...
Can you collect SSDI and workers’ compensation at the same time?
Social Security Disability Insurance benefits can help workers who have been injured on the job and are no longer able to work for a living. California's workers' compensation benefits can do something similar for injured workers. Can you collect benefits from SSDI...
Social Security Disability Insurance and the Trial Work Period
For many recipients of Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, there comes a time when they think about going back to work. But with that thought comes a number of questions – will I be able to work? If I can work, how long can I work for? Will I lose my...