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→Web MD
The leading source for trustworthy and timely health
and medical news and information. Providing credible health information,
supportive community
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→Social-security-lawyers.net
National Directory of Social Security Lawyers
→SSA.gov
Official website of the US Social Security
Administration.
→NOSSCR Online
Members of NOSSCR help disabled people get
benefits from Social Security.
→Severe.Net
Guide to Social Security law, regulations, rulings,
listings, terminology, court cases, and medical references, from Daley,
DeBofsky & Bryant, a Chicago law firm.
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Social Security
If you have worked and paid Social Security taxes for five out of the last 10
years, and are now totally disabled due to illness or injury, you may qualify
for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits. First, you must be able to prove
to the Social Security Administration (SSA) that you cannot perform your former
job or any other type of work now that you are disabled. Your condition must
also be one that will last, or is expected to last, 12 months or longer. Please
call our office if you have any questions about your eligibility.
Disability Benefits
Some of the disabling conditions that can make someone eligible for
Social Security Disability benefits include, but are not limited to, the
following:
- Back Problems
- Arthritis Heart Disease
- Diabetes Lung Disease Asthma Lupus
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Other Immune
- System Disorders
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cancer
- Kidney Disease
- Psychiatric Problems
SSA
The SSA uses a formula based on your average lifetime earnings and the total
number of years you have worked to calculate the SSD benefit amount. You can
receive up to a maximum of approximately $1,800 per month, depending on your
past earnings. If you have a family, you could receive additional benefits, up
to 50 percent of your own monthly benefit amount
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