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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Can I collect social security disability or ssi benefits and go to school fulltime? Yes, the social security administration has no prohibition that restricts a person who is receiving social security or ssi disability benefits from taking classes, full or part-time. However, claimants who were approved on the basis of a mental impairment (such as depression, bipolar disorder, or a cognitive deficit) may find it best not to broadcast this fact when their case is re-evaluated at a continuing disability review, or CDR. Human nature being what it is, a disability examiner reviewing the case of someone approved for benefits due to a mental impairment who now attends school...might leap to the conclusion that the recipient no longer meets the social security administration's definition of disability. Of course, in most cases, such a conclusion would be wrong and would be wrong for this reason: it is the nature of many mental impairments that they exacerbate and remiss. That is, they tend to get better and worse over time. For the individual who is mentally impaired, this fluctuation is often, not surprisingly, a response to environmental stressors. Having to conform to the day-in, day-out requirements of substantial gainful employment can certainly expose an individual to such stress demands. The requirements of attending school, by contrast, are not nearly so demanding or stressful simply because a school schedule is not as restrictive. Classes are never held for eight hours at a stretch and can occasionally be missed and made up. Furthermore, in-class performance is not typically measured in terms of production or quality control, does not possess the quality of being closely supervised, and does not rely on the ability to be socially interactive with one's peers. Yet, despite these very apparent and logical realities, it may still be wise for the person who receives disability benefits based on a mental impairment and who attends school...to not mention this fact when their case comes up for review. Disability Advocates Help with Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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