This information may help claimants with representation, as well as claimants who are not represented by an attorney or non attorney representative. Understanding how the Social Security Disability system works can make the difference between winning or not winning the continuing disability benefits and backpay to which a person is entitled. To win a claim for ongoing and past due benefits, claimants should learn about the disability process to improve their chances of winning. |
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Does social security keep denying you so you will eventually lose your coverage and be eligible for ssi only? The social security administration has no such policy to this effect. But it's understandable that people might wonder if this is the case. Because it does sometimes happen that a claimant will be denied on a disability claim and will, at a later date, file a new application...only to find that their insured status for social security disability benefits has expired. When this happens, a claimant's only option may be to file an ssi disability application, assuming the value of their assets does not put them over the $2,000.00 resource limit. What does it mean when we say that a claimant's insured status for social security disability benefits has run out? Well, every SSD claimant has something called a DLI, or date last insured. The DLI is based on their work history and the number of work credits they have accumulated in the last five out of ten years. The DLI can basically be thought of as an expiration date for social security disability benefits. When a "date last insured" lapses, or passes, a disability claimant, from that point forward, is no longer in the position of being able to win ssd benefits based on their current disability status. Instead, to be approved for title II, or social security disability, benefits, they will be required to prove that their disability began (i.e. their EOD, or established onset of disability) before their DLI expired. In cases involving DLI issues, the gathering of a claimant's medical records, particularly their older records, is even more important. Because in a DLI case, it is not enough to prove that a claimant is disabled in the here and now, but that the claimant was disabled before their insured status for social security disability benefits ran out. Disability Advocates Help with Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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If you suffer from a medical disability such as hip, neck, shoulder, ankle, wrist, back, or other joint problems, disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, rsi or repetetive stress injury, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, dysthymia, depression or other mood disorders, congestive or chronic heart failure, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, high blood pressure (hypertension), seizure disorder, stroke, copd, emphysema, hearing loss or poor hearing, statutory blindness, peripheral field problems or other vision loss, clinical obesity, attention deficit hyperactivity or, simply, adhd, bipolar disorder or manic depression, panic disorder, schizophrenia, autism, head trauma, memory loss, low iq, mental retardation, learning disability, epilepsy, cancer, chronic fatigue, multiple sclerosis, lupus, anxiety, inner ear problems, meniere's, vertigo or dizziness, kidney failure requiring dialysis or other renal problems, cirrhosis, hepatitis, or other liver disease, pancreatitis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, rsd or reflex sympathetic dystrophy, crohn's disease, sarcoidosis, peripheral vascular disease, lyme disease, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, hiv, aids, anemia, sickle cell, thyroid problems including hypothyroidism, esrd or end stage renal disease, reflux, gerd (gastroesophageal reflux disease), cfids, muscular dystrophy, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, or tachycardia, bradycardia or other arrhythmia and have initiated or been denied on a social security disability, or ssi, claim for benefits, this site may assist you with your case. Social Security Disability benefits are often difficult to win; however many claims for social security disability are lost simply because a claimant did not know enough about the disability process to their social security or ssi claim. For information re: representation on a social security disability or ssi claim (attorney or non attorney representative), see the "questions" & "how" pages. |
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