How does the SSA define disability?

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a stress disorder that develops after a highly traumatic event, whether the event is physical or psychological. In the past it has also been called

How Your SSD Benefits can be Affected by What You Post on Social Media. Social Security, in its budget request to Congress last year, said it would look into expanding the use of social media

Factors That Can Affect Your Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) serves as a vital safety net for disabled individuals with limited resources and income. SSI

On November 14, 2011, the U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 199 (SR 199): "A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week, December 1-7." The Senate Resolution

Some health conditions allow you to qualify for Social Security disability benefits if you have medical proof of a diagnosis and meet certain qualifications for a compassionate allowance. In this way,

Receiving retirement benefits can impact the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits you draw from the Social Security Administration

The difference between SSD and SSI are the technical qualifications for those benefits beyond the requirement that you’re being disabled. For SSD, you have to have worked and paid FICA taxes,

You cannot receive a full SSI benefit and a full SSD benefit for the same month. The amount you receive will be the higher of the two amounts even though when Social Security calculates it, you may