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Can I Get Social Security Benefits?(Comments)
If you are wondering if you are eligible for Social Security benefits, Social Security has an interactive website to help you answer this question.
Visit Social Security’s BEST (Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool).
BEST checks if you are eligible for the following benefits:
Medicare
Social Security Disability
Social Security Retirement
Social Security Survivors
Special Veterans
Supplemental Security Income
Have you tried BEST, share your experiences in the comments!
My case was moved to another Social Security hearing office! What’s going on?
When you are waiting for your Social Security hearing, It can come as a shock to receive a letter telling you that your case has been transferred to different hearing office in a another state.
Attorney Donald Chewning writes about this on the Wisconsin Disability Blog.
If you are awaiting a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge in [...]
If I have a Lawyer, Why Am I Doing All the Talking?
The one thing people are most surprised about when they go to a hearing is that the lawyer does not do all of the talking. In fact, it is the claimant (aka “you”) who has to answer the judge’s questions. I hear a lot of questions and comments about this.
I went to my hearing and [...]
What You Should Know Before You Apply for SSI Disability Benefits for a Child
Just like for adults, Social Security has a fact sheet answering the following common questions about Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for disabled children:
How does Social Security decide if a child is disabled?
How can I get ready for the disability interview?
How does Social Security decide if a child can get SSI?
How will I know what [...]
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