Social Security Disability

7 Tips from Rogers Social Security Disability Lawyers

Applying for Social Security benefits can be a challenge. The application process requires strict compliance with complicated and confusing rules. Completing the necessary forms accurately can be overwhelming.  But completing them properly will definitely improve your chances of being approved for benefits the first time.  The Social Security Administration will make an initial determination of your application based only...

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Does Social Security Disability Cover Mental Conditions?

Applying for Social Security benefits can be difficult and somewhat intimidating if you don’t have a Rogers social security disability lawyer assisting you.  The process typically requires strict adherence to complex rules regarding both eligibility and the application itself. Completing the required forms accurately can be overwhelming, or maybe even confusing.  But completing them properly can improve your chances...

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Understanding and Avoiding Social Security Disability Fraud

When individuals apply for Social Security Benefits, they are required to certify that all of the information they have provided on the application are true and correct to the best of their knowledge. If someone reports something on their application that they know is false, it may be a crime. There are different forms of social security disability fraud,...

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Social Security Disability

I Applied for Social Security Disability, Now What?

After submitting your application for Social Security disability, you will typically need to provide documented support from your doctor.  As your Social Security Disability attorney will tell you, there are a few exceptions to that requirement where approval is automatic, such as when your condition can be found on the impairment listing.  However, in most cases, you will be...

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Social Security Disability

7 Things You Should Know Before Filing a Social Security Disability Claim

Applying for Social Security benefits can be a difficult, and somewhat intimidating, process. It usually requires strict adherence to complex rules regarding both eligibility and the application itself. Completing the required forms accurately can be overwhelming, or maybe even confusing. But completing them properly can improve your chances of being approved the first time. The Social Security Administration will...

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Social Security Disability

What is Social Security Disability Fraud?

When individuals apply for Social Security Benefits, they are required to certify that all of the information they have provided on the application are true and correct to the best of their knowledge.  If someone reports something on their application that they know is false, it may be a crime.  There are different forms of social security disability fraud,...

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Social Security Disability

Pending Disability Decisions and Financial Assistance

If you have filed a claim for Social Security Disability benefits, you are probably no longer working.  Waiting for pending disability decisions can create a difficult financial situation for most.  In reality, most individuals lack the financial resources required to survive during the average amount of time it takes to receive a decision on a Social Security Disability claim. ...

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How Collecting Unemployment Affects your Disability Claim

When a physical or mental disability affects your ability to work, it is not unreasonable to consider filing a disability claim, as well as, a claim for unemployment benefits.  However, filing for both simultaneously can be very problematic.  Why? Because, filing for both creates a direct contradiction in claims and could keep you from receiving benefits.  Understanding how collecting...

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Free Report: Appealing the Denial of a Missouri Disability Claim

Social Security Disability benefits are provided to those individuals who are unable to work due to a disability. Being eligible for Social Security Disability Income, often referred to as SSDI, requires proof of a qualifying disability. The federal statutes define exactly what the term “disability” means. But even if you can prove your medical condition is covered, your claim...

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