Social Security Disability Insurance, or SSDI, is a program that provides monthly payments to disabled workers, adult children and widows or widowers.The program requires a qualifying diagnosis ...

By Jonathan Young. Applying for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits can be a complex and frustrating process, ...

Applying for Social Security disability benefits can be a complicated and confusing process. However, with the proper knowledge and persistence, you can increase your chances of receiving ...

If you're appealing a decision about your disability claim, Social Security must notify you at least 75 days before any scheduled hearing. You can waive that advance notice, though, by filing a ...

A bipartisan call for action followed a Washington Post report on a crisis at the little-known state offices that process applications for Social Security’s two disability programs.

The Social Security Administration may start screening your Facebook and Instagram posts to evaluate your disability claim Currently, the federal agency uses them to investigate fraud cases, but ...

The disability program has been swamped by benefit claims since the recession hit a few years ago. Last year, 3.2 million people applied for Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income.

Social Security's state offices that review disability claims are at a breaking point with massive backlogs, leaving disabled Americans waiting months for judgments.

As you start gathering your paperwork and filling out forms, keep in mind the things that tend to get Social Security disability benefits applications denied. Your claim will be rejected if: 1.

Frustration grows as they wait on Social Security disability claims: ... "They're delaying at every turn in every way, shape, form and fashion possible," said Jon Bailey from North Carolina.

The Social Security Blue Book, or Disability Evaluation Under Social Security, is a directory that details approved disabilities. For adults, they're broken down into 14 categories.