If you have applied for Social Security disability benefits, it is possible that your family members could be eligible for benefits as well, under certain circumstances.

If you lose at your hearing before an ALJ, you can appeal the decision. Claimants can appeal a decision by asking the Appeals Council to review the case.

Will the Social Security Administration (SSA) continue to determine whether or not I’m disabled even after I begin receiving benefits?

A trial work period allows you to see if you can work for nine (9) months with your disability.

A closed period of disability happens when a person was unable to work for 12 months or more in the past due to a medical condition.

Social Security regulations state that a disability must be medically determinable; therefore medical evidence is the most crucial aspect in determining disability.

Here are some of the basics of what you can expect at a disability hearing.

There are some proactive steps that you, as the claimant, can take to make it more likely that your claim will be awarded.

Find out whether your disability benefits may be taxable.

What happens if a claimant stops working due to the onset of a disability, files a claim for Social Security benefits and then starts working again?