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There are a few requirements for qualifying for Social Security Disability Insurance. The first, you must be insured. That generally means you must have worked and paid into the program (payroll taxes) for five of the last 10 years. You must also have been disabled before reaching full-retirement age (65-67). Your full retirement age varies depending on your birth date. Finally, you must meet Social Security's definition of disability.

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There is a form you have to fill out from the SS administration. If you are disabled your doctor has to submit some sort of evidence. They interview you.

It's a long and tedious bureaucratic process, but if your disability is real, don't worry. I had no trouble. I advised a fiend and she had no trouble. There are lawyers who advertise that they will help you get SS disability. Judging from my experience, you don't need a lawyer if you have a real disability.

If you believe you are disabled and you apply but get turned down that's the time to see a lawyer.

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For this purpose you will have to apply through the Social Security Administration process. Make sure that you specify that you seek disability, rather than retirement, benefits.

You may be able to start the process by going to the SSA gov website SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS ONLINE. Alternatively, you can call the Social Security Office closest to you and schedule an initial appointment. It is probably more efficient to complete the forms online, as they are rather extensive.

Before you begin, you should assemble information pertaining to your physicians, past employers, and various other categories of material that is enumerated on the website. If you have it at hand before you start the online process, the going will be easier. Therefore, review the website before you plan to complete the application so you can gather the needed information.

Once you have made the online submission, Social Security will determine if you have the requisite "credits" or "quarters" paid into the system to qualify for benefits. If you do not, the rest of the process is moot; if you do, it will move forward.

Among other things, Social Security will obtain medical records from treating physicians, counselors, hospitals, and others from whom you obtained treatment. This may take some time depending upon the providers' responsiveness. There will likely be a lengthy telephone interview with a caseworker, and in the case of a claimed mental disability, there will likely will also be a psychological examination by an independent practitioner to help determine the issue of disability.

Keep in mind that the main determinant to being awarded SSDI is a finding of inability to work at all in any area for which you are suited by knowledge, training, or experience. Therefore, the medical/psychological/employment records will have to support that contention. Unsupported allegations that you make will not, in and of themselves, be enough.

If you are awarded SSDI, Social Security may conduct periodic reviews of your condition to determine if you continue to meet the requirements of entitlement.

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Disability benefits are through the Social Security Administration. You can contact their local office or visit their website.

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Well first you need to apply for disability benefits with the Social Security Administration. You can apply at your local SSA office or by calling the 1-800 number.

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If an individual goes off of Social Security Disability for a lengthy amount of time, a new Initial Claim would need to be filed in order to ask for the benefits again.

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Do you have to apply for Social Security Disability when you start getting Long Term Disability from your employer?

Yes, if your disability insurance policy has a benefit that is integrated with social insurance benefits.Most employer paid disability insurance policies are integrated with social security benefits, because of the lower premium they have to pay. Individual disability insurance plans can be purchased with or without social security integration. Benefits that are not integrated with social security benefits will not be affected whether you apply or not for social security disability benefits.


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In New York State is there a State tax on Social Security Disability benefits?

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Can you assign your future social security disability benefits to a creditor?

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Can I continue to collect my compensation disability after starting to collect Social Security benefits at 65?

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Can you receive disability from your job and disability from social security at the same time?

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Are unemployment benefits affected by Social Security Disability benefits?

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