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Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD or SSDI) is a payroll tax-funded federal insurance program of the United States government.It is managed by the Social Security Administration and designed to provide monthly benefits to people who have a medically determinable disability (physical or mental) that restricts their ability to be employed.
Effect of Age on Disability Eligibility. Social Security examines whether a disability claimant’s condition would interfere with being able to do the sort of work the person has done for pay ...
Americans who worked long enough to have paid into the Social Security system can get Social Security Disability Insurance benefits if they become disabled to the point that they can no longer ...
The Social Security Administration (SSA), defines disability in terms of an individual's inability to perform substantial gainful activity (SGA), by which it means "work paying minimum wage or better". The agency pairs SGA with a list of medical conditions that qualify individuals for disability benefits. Individuals who are disabled will ...
The legal definition of a disability that qualifies an applicant for benefits is "inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity because of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months."
The quickest way to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance is to go online at the SSA’s Disability Benefits webpage. You can also apply by phone at 800-772-1213 (TYY 1-800-325-0778) or ...
Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults live with a mental illness, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. And as of 2020, there were an estimated 14.2 million U.S. adults living with a serious...
The Social Security Disability Benefits Reform Act of 1984 was signed into law by then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan on 9 October 1984. Its purpose was to ensure more accurate, consistent and uniform disability determination decisions under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, and to ensure that applicants were treated fairly and humanely. [1]