Social Security Benefits: Does SSA Offer Partial Disability Benefits?
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It can be a challenge to wind your way through the labyrinthine Social Security regulations and find out which social security benefits you are eligible to receive. To help you, here are some answers to common questions about disability benefits received through Social Security.
There are no partial disability social security benefits, since SSA is designed only for people who are completely disabled and who have been (or are expected to be) disabled for at least a year. If you wish to file for partial disability, you will need to do so through a state or local program. You will still be able to receive state and local disability benefits if SSA denies your application because you are not completely disabled.
However, you can continue to work while receiving disability social security benefits as long as you are able to work only at a low level or for short periods of time. You total income will be taken into account by the state agency that handles your social security case. If you can still work but your maximum possible income falls below a certain amount, you can still collect disability benefits. Note that the agency will consider how much you CAN earn, not how much you DO earn: If you could earn more than the cutoff level of income by doing a different job (assuming that there is another job you are physically able to handle and have the training to perform), then you will not be eligible for social security benefits. You will not be pressured to do work you are not able to perform. The state agency will consider your experience, education, medical condition, and even age when evaluating your ability to change jobs. If you would be able to support yourself if you switched to a better job, training and job search assistance are available
Many applicants are confused and annoyed by their social security agents request to continue seeing doctors even after they have doctors statements that there is no available medical treatment for the applicants condition. If this is what you are dealing with right now, there is an explanation! First, your regular doctors may not be able to provide all of the information the state agency needs to evaluate your case. The agency will arrange for you to see a doctor who has the specialized experience or equipment necessary to complete the examination. The examination is part of your case evaluation, not a part of your treatment plan.
Second, even untreatable conditions change, and not all disabilities are permanent. It is a good idea to have regular examinations to track the progress of your condition. Even without treatment, your condition may improve enough to allow you to return to work.
And third, medicine brings new miracles every year. Why let resignation steal a possible cure from you? Occasional doctors visits are a minor nuisance compared to the vast improvements you could someday see.
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