HUNTSVILLE DISABILITY GUIDE

Standing with Vets..... The Wounded Warrior program offers disabled veterans the possibility of getting Social Security disability benefits, even though they are still on active duty and receiving military pay.  Here is Social Security's official position on the matter:   "Active duty status and receipt of military pay does not, in itself, necessarily prevent payment of Social Security disability benefits. Receipt of military payments should never stop you from applying for disability benefits from Social Security. If you are receiving treatment at a military medical facility and working in a designated therapy program or on limited duty, we will evaluate your work activity to determine your eligibility for benefits. You cannot receive Social Security disability benefits if you engage in substantial work for pay or profit. However, the actual work activity is the controlling factor and not the amount of pay you receive or your military duty status." Some...

The BAMA FIRM Social Security Disability in Bama: ALABAMA VETERANS CAN GET SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY     CALL (256) 799-0297 for Free Information - No obligation.  In addition to VA benefits, Alabama veterans may qualify for disability benefits from Social Security.  These benefits are in addition to VA pension, VA disability, etc.  But you must file a separate application and prove that you meet Social Security's guidelines for disability. The Forsythe Firm assists veterans in applying for Social Security benefits.  We also appeal recent unfavorable decisions by Social Security, many of which are made in error and can be won by attending a hearing before an administrative law judge. We never charge a fee for our service until you (a) win your claim and (b) receive retroactive or past due benefits.  In that case, Social Security will withhold and pay our fee directly. Free consultations, free parking and courteous, friendly attent...

www.VeteransDisabilityHuntsville.com      (The Forsythe Firm) 256-799-0297. Veterans - Let the Forsythe Firm in Huntsville assist you in collecting expedited Social Security disability for military related or non-military related impairments.   Veterans are also covered by the Social Security Act, which provides monthly cash disability benefits for the disabled.  You paid into Social Security during your years of military service--and afterward if you worked after discharge. Now, if you have an impairment that prevents you from working in the Civilian world, you may qualify for additional benefits from Social Security.  These would be in addition to any benefits you receive from the VA.  (You may receive both Social Security and Veterans benefits at the same time, with no offset or reduction). The Forsythe Firm can file an expedited claim for you--and often get a decision within one month.  If an appeal is necessary, we will handle a...

Here are questions we often receive about Social Security disability for mental disorders: May I receive Social Security benefits for a mental condition?  Yes.  If the condition is severe enough to prevent full-time, consistent work, you may be approved for benefits.  You will need the same basic type of proof that would be required for a physical illness. Do I have to be in a hospital or institution to get disability benefits?    No. The requirement is that you are unable to perform consistent, full-time work because of your impairment.  You need not be hospitalized. Does getting disability benefits for a mental condition imply that I am "crazy" or "incompetent"? No, not at all.  The old stigmas about mental disease have pretty much been eliminated by medical science.  We now see these conditions as an illness.  However, they can be just as disabling as a physical illness. Will I be degraded, put down, or made to feel ashamed duri...

There has been a lot of news lately about problems in the Veterans Administration (VA) and how it is not adequately serving the needs of veterans, especially in the area of medical treatment. What many veterans do not know is that they don't have to depend solely on the VA for financial help.  Disabled veterans are also eligible to apply for Social Security disability benefits, which can pay up to $2,600 per month in cash benefits. Getting Social Security disability benefits will not reduce benefits from the VA.  Veterans who qualify can receive full VA benefits plus Social Security disability benefits. This is because veterans paid into the Social Security disability program during their years of active military service, and afterward.  They are covered by Social Security just as any other individual who paid into the program. In fact, starting in March 2014, Social Security provides an expedited decision making process for veterans with 100% permanent VA disabil...

Social Security does not provide for short term disability benefits.  There are two important regulations which prevent collecting disability benefits for short term impairments. First, there is the duration requirement.  This regulation requires that an impairment must last or be reasonably expected to last for a continuous period of 12 months or to end in death. CFR 404.1505 and CFR 404.1509.  Further:   Severe impairments lasting less than 12 months cannot be combined with successive, unrelated impairments to meet the duration requirement. For example, if an individual had two unrelated incapacitating impairments, one lasting for only 9 months and the other developing 6 months after onset of the first and lasting for only 7 months, the duration requirement is not met since neither impairment lasted at least 12 months even though the individual's inability to work lasted for a total of more than 12 months. Where only the second impairment is of requisite...

An individual is eligible to receive Social Security disability benefits when the person is unable to "engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason 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."  42 U.S.C.A.  Section 423(d)(1)(A). The claimant must "...not be able to do his previous work, and cannot, considering his age, education, and work experience, engage in any other kind of substantial gainful work which exists in the national economy regardless of whether such work exists in the immediate area in which he lives, or whether a specific job vacancy exists for him or whether he would be hired if he applied for work."  42 U.S.C.A.  Section 423(d)(2)(A). If your Social Security disability claim is denied and you appear before a US Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), the regulations stipulate...