Frequently Asked Questions About Social Security Disability Benefits

Disability Specialists
What is the definition of disability used by the Social Security Administration?[wpex more="Read more" less="Read less"]The Social Security Act says that disability means the "inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death…
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Evidence

Disability Specialists
If you are considering applying for disability benefits under the Social Security Administration (SSA), you should understand the importance of evidence in the process of determining whether or not you are blind or disabled. When the SSA talks about evidence, what does that mean? Evidence can be almost anything that…
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Consultative Examinations

Disability Specialists
Medical records are collected by disability examiners at the Initial and Reconsideration levels of a Social Security disability case to provide evidence to determine whether you meet the criteria to be considered disabled under the Social Security Administration’s laws. A consultative examination (CE) may be scheduled by the Disability Determination…
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Retirement, Survivors, Disability Insurance (RSDI)

Disability Specialists
A. Definition Retirement, Survivors, Disability Insurance (RSDI) is a federally funded program designed to ensure the continuation of income to those who are disabled, have reached retirement age, or are the surviving dependents of those who qualified for Social Security Disability Insurance. Another name for this Social Security program is, “Old Age, Survivors…
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Visual Issues

Disability Specialists
Definition Visual impairment or low vision is a severe reduction in vision that cannot be corrected with standard glasses or contact lenses, reducing your ability to function at certain or all tasks. Legal blindness, which is a severe visual impairment, refers to a best-corrected central vision of 20/200 or worse…
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Stroke

Disability Specialists
A. Definition Stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident (CVA), and cerebrovascular insult (CVI), is the loss of brain function due to a disturbance of blood supply to your brain. This deprivation is due to either an interruption of blood flow (clot) or hemorrhage (bleed) within the brain. B. General information…
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Psoriasis

Disability Specialists
A. Definition Psoriasis, also termed, ‘psoriasis vulgaris,’ is a common, chronic, relapsing/remitting, immune-mediated skin disease characterized by red, scaly patches, papules, and plaques, which usually itch. The skin lesions associated with psoriasis may vary in severity from minor localized patches to complete body coverage. The disease affects 2-4% of the…
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