Durango Social Security Attorneys

The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) offers two benefit programs designed to award financial assistance benefits to people that have limited resources and; have suffered a debilitating injury and are unable to work; retirees over 65 years-of-age; and dependent survivors benefits to family members that have lost a loved one. The SSA administers two disability benefit programs, the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. It is important to have a knowledgeable Durango Social Security Disability Attorney review your request for benefits to make sure you are in the best possible positing to have your claim approved. The SSA denies over half of all first time applications and about eighty percent of those sent back for reconsideration.

Are you filing for SSI or SSDI or have been denied disability benefits by the SSA and would like a Durango Social Security Disability Attorney to represent you and your claim? Contact a Durango Social Security Disability Attorney today to increase your likelihood of being approved for benefits!

The SSI program disburses monthly monetary benefits to low income individuals that are age 65 or older, blind, or have some other incapacitating disability. This program is financed through U.S. Treasury general funds and not through the Social Security Trust Fund.

If you are receiving SSI benefits, you are responsible for letting the SSA know when you go back to work. Your SSI benefits may even continue after you return to work. SSI has special rules designed to get you back to work so if you return to work while you are still disabled you may still qualify for SSI benefits. However, as your wages increase your benefits will be reduced. You could also qualify to keep your Medicaid insurance coverage if you need it to continue to work and cannot afford your medical treatments or medical insurance coverage. SSI will even cover the cost of special medical equipment you might need to do your work. SSI would reimburse you for these expenses or remove the cost from your earnings and that can help extend the duration of your benefits. You may qualify for vocational retraining, college, help with starting a business, or the cost of equipment needed to do your job under the SSI program.

Special medical devices and services that SSI could cover include:

Medications, medical services, and rehabilitative therapies
Wheelchair, crutches, or other walking aids
Braille devices, speech programs, or other tools to help visually impaired individuals
Attendant care services or handicap transportation services

The SSDI program works as a disability insurance program through the taxes deducted from your payroll taxes every pay cycle. This program pays out disability benefits to a person that becomes disabled or certain dependant family members. SSDI payments will be scheduled to begin at the sixth month of disability. Once your claim has been filed, the SSA will notify you.