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Disability Payment Schedule

Disability Payment Schedule

Disability Payment Schedule. The date you receive your disability payments depends on two things.  First, the date depends on the type of disability benefit you receive.  Second, it depends on your birthday.  The date you receive benefits does not...

Tips for Getting SSDI Disability

Tips for Getting SSDI Disability

Tips for Getting SSDI Disability.  Applying for Social Security disability benefits can be frustrating and takes a lot of time.  Unfortunately, Social Security denies a lot of applications.  In some cases, it can take several months to years before a...

Crohn’s Disease Work Restrictions

Crohn’s Disease Work Restrictions

Crohn’s Disease Work Restrictions. Crohn’s disease can cause debilitating symptoms.  Some people can effectively control their Crohn’s disease with medications.  However, others continue to have ongoing and severe symptoms despite treatment.  If your...

Autism Disability Allowance

Autism Disability Allowance

Autism Disability Allowance, Social Security considers autism and autism spectrum disorders as potentially disabling conditions.  Autism can cause problems with social functioning and affect your ability to communicate with others.  You or your child may...

VA Benefits Appeal

VA Benefits Appeal

VA Benefits Appeal. To win a VA disability claim, a veteran must prove all elements.  Generally, VA will approve a VA benefits claim when a veteran proves the following: In-service event, disease or injury,Current disability, andMedical nexus between the...

2026 Social Security Disability Benefits Pay Chart

2026 Social Security Disability Benefits Pay Chart Social Security disability benefits are an important resource for people in the United States who can no longer earn a living due to an injury or medical condition. There’s a lot to know about disability, from how you...

How Much Are Social Security Disability Benefits and When Can You Expect Them? 

How Much Are Social Security Disability Benefits and When Can You Expect Them?  Social Security disability benefits (SSD) provide an important safety net for workers who become disabled before reaching retirement age. But many people considering applying for SSD are...

What is the SSDI Payment Schedule?

What is the SSDI Payment Schedule? (UPDATED FOR 2026) Until 1997, Social Security benefits were paid on the 3rd of each month. That was true whether you were receiving retirement benefits or Social Security disability benefits (SSDI). Now, the date that your...

What Happens After an SSD Hearing Denial? Understanding the Social Security Disability Appeals Process

What Happens After an SSD Hearing Denial? Understanding the Social Security Disability Appeals Process Post-Hearing Review in Social Security Disability Claims Did you know there is a post-hearing process wherein you can ask for further review of your claim even if...

How Workers’ Compensation and Long Term Disability Benefits Affect Social Security Disability Benefits

How Workers’ Compensation and Long Term Disability Benefits Affect Social Security Disability Benefits Workers’ Compensation Benefits and How They Impact Social Security Disability Benefits After the turmoil of the Great Depression, States concluded that they needed...

2026 COLA for Social Security Disability (SSD)

2026 COLA for Social Security Disability (SSD) Updated for 2026 COLA rates Every year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) looks at information about consumer prices and adjusts Social Security disability (SSD) and retirement benefits to keep pace. Social...

What is the Criteria for 70% TBI Disability Rating?

What is the Criteria for 70% TBI Disability Rating? What is the Criteria for 70% TBI Disability Rating? After VA grants service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI disability), VA must determine the correct rating percentage.  As a result, the rating...

Yankee Station Agent Orange UPDATED 2025

Yankee Station Agent Orange - Blue Water veterans can now get presumptive service connection. The Yankee Station If you served in the Blue Water Navy during the Vietnam War, you may have been exposed to Agent Orange, a toxic herbicide. As of January 1, 2020, Blue...

VA Permanent and Total Disability (TDIU) for PTSD

VA Permanent and Total Disability (TDIU) for PTSD. Let us help you receive the benefits you have earned.

VA Disability Compensation Rates 2020 (Updated for 2025)

VA Disability Compensation Rates 2020 (Updated for 2025) VA Disability Compensation Rates for 2020 increased by about 1.6% from 2019 rates. If the VA decides that a veteran’s disability is related to service, it must then assign a rating percentage.  By law, VA may...

What Does “Appeal Under Review” Mean for SSDI?

What Does “Appeal Under Review” Mean for SSDI? If you’ve received an “appeal under review” status from the Social Security Administration (SSA), it can be confusing. This update in the Social Security Disability (SSDI) appeals process indicates that a decision has...

How Long Does it Take to Get Social Security Disability Benefits?

How Long Does it Take to Get Social Security Disability Benefits? According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), the average processing time for a new Social Security Disability (SSDI) application is three to six months. But, the average processing time varies...

What You Need to Know: Widows Benefits and Social Security Disability

What You Need to Know: Widows Benefits and Social Security Disability When you qualify for two types of Social Security benefits, such as widows benefits and Social Security disability (SSDI), you may be unsure which to pursue or how they might work together. ...

Can I get A 100% VA Rating for PTSD due to Military Sexual Trauma?

Can I get A 100% VA Rating for PTSD due to Military Sexual Trauma? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disability triggered by a traumatic event.  When the average person thinks of a traumatic military event, they...

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How Can I Get TDIU?

What Is TDIU? Many veterans are unable to earn a living because of service-connected disabilities.  Congress created a special benefit called...

Why Does It Take So Long to Get Disability?

Why Does It Take So Long to Get Disability? SSD is intended to provide support for workers who can no longer earn a living due to an injury or...

Am I Eligible for SSD for Muscular Dystrophy?

Am I Eligible for SSD for Muscular Dystrophy? When you apply for Social Security disability benefits (SSD) for muscular dystrophy or any other...

Can I Receive SSD for Lyme Disease?      

Can I Receive SSD for Lyme Disease?       It is possible to receive Social Security disability (SSD) for Lyme disease. However, it’s not a given...

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