By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published June 29, 2022 | Posted in Social Security Disability | Tagged Tags: Am I eligible for Social Security Disability Benefits? |
Am I eligible for Social Security Disability Benefits? Am I eligible for Social Security Disability Benefits? Social Security Disability Benefits (SSDI) are those benefits available for persons who have-through work and payment of their Social Security taxes, have earned a sufficient number of credits and who are legally disabled. In order to be entitled to Read More
Read MoreDENIED SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS? If you live in Alabama and your claim for Social Security Disability Benefits has been denied; now what? Appeal the decision. Many people believe that their initial application was reviewed in detail and that a denial of benefits means that they are not entitled to benefits, so they forgo taking Read More
Read MoreCan I get Temporary Social Security Disability Benefits Can I get Temporary Social Disability Benefits? The attorneys at Powell and Denny both have over 30 years of experience handling Social Security Disability and SSI cases, and for as long as we have been handling disability claims, we have been asked whether one can qualify for Read More
Read MoreWhat is a Closed Period in a Social Security Disability Claim What is a Social Security Disability “Closed Period?” In the majority of claims people make for Social Security Disability and/or SSI benefits, the applicant is alleging that they have been, are currently, and expect to remain disabled for the foreseeable future; but for a Read More
Read MoreTennessee Valley Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Lawyers When I tell folks that my practice focuses on Alabama Workers Compensation claims and Social Security Disability cases, I’m generally met by a bored and questioning look. Workers’ Compensation? Social Security Disability? For some reason people do not believe that practicing in the fields of social Read More
Read MoreWhat is a Social Security Set Off A serious workplace injury can generate one or more separate claims. For example, an injury on the job can in and of itself cause a permanent disability that prevents a person from working, or may combine with other pre-existing conditions resulting in an inability for the worker to Read More
Read MoreDisabled Veterans and Social Security Disability If you live in Alabama and believe that you are disabled given a physical or mental condition, chances are you will be denied after your initial application and that an appeal will have to be filed. You probably don’t know that the Social Security Administration has a special set Read More
Read MoreAlabama Car Wreck Lawyers How much money am I entitled to receive How much money am I entitled to receive? It is not uncommon for potential clients to ask us this question during our initial meeting to discuss their claim for personal injuries sustained during an automobile accident. We do not try to avoid the Read More
Read MoreWhat is a Medicare Set Aside In a previous blogs we discussed how drawing workers’ compensation benefits could lead to a “set off” of Social Security disability benefits you might otherwise have been entitled to, and we explained how an offset could effect your disability benefits even if you settle your workers’ compensation claim absent Read More
Read MoreChronic Pain and Disability Benefits Life can be painful, and we all have had some experiences in having to deal with pain to some extent, but chronic pain is something different. Chronic pain is defined as pain which limits one’s activities and lasts for at least 6 months-and it can be a lifetime problem. Chronic Read More
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