It’s not uncommon for a work-related injury or illness to be severe enough to prevent a person from returning to work. If you receive workers’ compensation benefits for a severe medical condition causing total and permanent disability, you could also be eligible for disability benefits through the Social Security Disability Insurance program. Qualifying for workers’ […]
Does Medicare Disability Coverage Change When You Turn 65?
When a disabling physical or mental health condition prevents you from working, monthly benefit payments through Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare make life easier. It’s understandable that hearing or reading about anything affecting your SSDI and Medicare eligibility could be upsetting. The Northern California disability professionals at Sackett and Associates have devoted 45 years […]
Understanding the Deadline to Appeal an SSDI Denial
The chances of becoming disabled and unable to work are greater than you may think. According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), a 20-year-old worker has a 25% probability of becoming disabled before being old enough to collect retirement benefits. The fact that the SSA approves only one-third of the applications for Social Security Disability […]
When Will My SSI Check Arrive This Month?
More than 7.4 million people depend on monthly benefit payments through the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to pay for food, shelter, medical care, and other essential items and services. If you receive SSI benefits, an SSI payment schedule makes it easy to know when your monthly benefits will be processed and the money made […]
Do You Qualify for Medicare Under 65 Because of a Disability?
Millions of people ages 65 and older qualify for Medicare, the federal health insurance program. What you may not know is that Medicare under 65 eligibility exists for people with disabling medical conditions. The disability professionals at Sackett and Associates have been helping people with disabilities living in Northern California and throughout the country obtain […]
What Other Benefits Can I Get With SSDI?
When a disability prevents you from working and earning a living, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) provides a financial lifeline with monthly cash payments. As crucial as those monthly benefits may be, they are only one of the available benefits with SSDI. Learning about the benefits available through the Social Security Administration and other sources […]
How Inheriting Money Affects Your SSI Eligibility
An inheritance should improve life for the person receiving it. If you receive benefits through the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program administered by the Social Security Administration, money or assets left to you could jeopardize your benefits unless you know and follow the SSI inheritance rules. SSI is a needs-based program. You must be in […]
Common Medical Conditions That Qualify for Long-Term Disability
If a medical condition prevents you from working for an extended time, some employers provide their workers with wage protection through a long-term disability plan offered as a benefit of employment. Many people who do not have an employer-sponsored plan available to them achieve the same protection through a long-term disability policy purchased from an […]
What Is The 5-Year Rule for Social Security Disability
Fewer than one-third of the claims for disability benefits through the Social Security Disability Insurance program of the Social Security Administration are approved. The other two-thirds of applicants whose claims for disability benefits are not approved either give up or hire a disability lawyer to appeal the denial. Occasionally, Social Security adopts new rules or […]
What Are The Qualifications For Social Security Disability?
Many think of Social Security only as a source of retirement income that workers can rely upon when they reach retirement age. While it’s true that approximately 52 million retired workers receive Social Security retirement benefits, the Social Security Disability Insurance program also provides financial assistance to 7.2 million disabled workers who are too young […]