Social Security: Disability benefits for neurological disorders

Every 1 in 7 people suffer from some kind of neurological disorders, according to the UN. The World Health Organization, WHO stated that almost 100 million Americans, a 1 out of 3 ration of the US population – suffer from some kind of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and spinal cord injury. Quite surprisingly, 60%…

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Social Security Disability and marriage

If you are already married or getting remarried with children from your ex, each circumstance will have its own consequences on your Social Security Disability Income. The consequences may not always be negative as you will see below. How marriage affects your SSDI Since Social Security Disability Insurance is earned by paying social security taxes…

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Faces and facts of social security disability and work

Work rules for people receiving social security disability and supplemental security income vary from person to person. The SSA has set out a set of general guidelines, the most important of which is, you can’t work under ‘substantial gainful activity’ while receiving benefits. If you decide to go to work, you can work through ‘trial…

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Tips for veterans living on SSDI

Almost 3.8 million veterans experience some kind of disability in the U.S. today, as of 2019. Among those, a whopping 1.1 million veterans have a disability rating of 70% or higher, which means their disability is severe enough to prevent them from ever going to work again. The severity of disability of so many of…

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Social Security: How are your FICA taxes collected?

Disappointment and happiness rarely come together, but most of the U.S. employees face this kind of  emotion at least once in their lives. This is when you receive your paychecks only to see a deduced net amount from all kinds of federal taxes. These taxes include the social security and Medicare taxes. Although listed separately…

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Social Security Disability: How are my benefits taxed?

The Social Security benefits are governed under the federal rule and are mostly funded by the social security taxes collected through the Federal Insurance Contribution Act, FICA. The benefits taxable under social security taxes may include but are not limited to monthly retirement, survivor and disability benefits. They would not be considered for benefits you receive on behalf…

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Winning your social security disability hearing

Almost 10 million Americans depend on social security disability claims each year. Unfortunately although disability applicants are shortlisted exclusively on eligibility requirements, they are awarded on the need-based basis amongst the pool of shortlisted claimants. This means that among the total number of applicants, only around 4.6% are actually awarded the claims. The good news is, the…

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