When a serious accident in Pennsylvania occurs and causes a person to endure a disability, an individual may qualify to receive Social Security Benefits. While filing for Social Security may be complex, it is well worth the effort for those seeking financial assistance for needs ranging from educational services to health care to basic, daily [...]

The need for Social Security Benefits can come at one of the most challenging times for a person recently suffering from catastrophic injury sustained in an accident or who is otherwise unable to work due to unexpected life-changes. When a person is incapable of working or earning a living because of the limitations of their [...]

Anyone approaching retirement is sure to have social security on the brain. And why shouldn’t they? Planning ahead for one’s retirement in terms of social security benefits is completely logical and productive. However, with the current condition of the nation’s recession and the uncertainty of financial security, many retirees are left with several questions.

More often than not, an application for Social Security Disability Benefits will be denied. This is just standard practice and usually has nothing to do with whether or not you are actually disabled. Why? Because the Social Security Administration is a bureaucracy and the initial level is determined by an agent with very limited decision [...]

What happens when you apply for Social Security Benefits on the basis of a claim that you have breast cancer, diabetes, kidney disease and post-traumatic stress disorder? What happens when you then give the Social Security Agency medical documents that you made yourself that relate to these diseases – all while adding that you only [...]

At a recent Social Security public hearing, the topic of Compassionate Allowances was a major topic of discussion. At the hearing, testimony from various leading experts on schizophrenia discussed possible new methods for identifying and implementing Compassionate Allowances for young adults suffering from the disease.

People do not often understand that, under the umbrella of social security law there are in fact two separate, and very different, programs. According to Disability Blog, the first form of social security is social security disability (SSDI), as outlined in Title II of the Social Security Act. Under this form of social security, an [...]

According to a recent post in the Federal Register, the Social Security Administration has submitted an official request to the Office of Management and Budget for a replacement to the current 1699 form. The 1699 form is used to register an appointed representative of disability claimants and is most often used when the disabled person [...]