Endocrine disorders used to be a part of the list of disabilities that were considered when applying for disability benefits. However, as of June 7, 2011, the Social Security administration took endocrine disorders from their list of disabilities. For the […]
Learning how to apply for disability in Florida is a complicated sea of paperwork and interviews. However, in the end, an approval will make all the hard work worthwhile. The Social Security Administration allows those who cannot work because of […]
There isn’t anything easy about filing for disability in Florida if you decide to do it yourself. If you haven’t already been to their website, go check out www.ssa.gov (Social Security Administration’s official website). Sure, there is a lot of […]
Applying for disability in FL can be a frustrating process of gathering paperwork and scheduling interviews. Being disabled can make even ordinary, everday tasks tougher to carry out. Just making it to an appointment can be difficult.. Here at DEF, we […]
Time is essential when you are unable to work and have no income. While there are certain medical conditions that the SSA is likely to approve for benefits,’ there aren’t many automatic disabilities. So, our accredited advocates suggest that you […]
There are certain documents you will need to have if you are planning on applying for disability benefits in Florida(SSD). We’re are posting a brief checklist from the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) website here to help you out.
To be eligible for disability benefits through the Social Security Administration’s SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) program, applicants must fulfill two general criteria: medical eligibility and work eligibility. Using the Recent Work and Duration of Work tests, the administration determines […]
Disability Experts of Florida is staffed solely by non-attorney advocates and we pride ourselves on initiating cases and working on them zealously to provide the claimant with the best possible chance of being awarded benefits as expeditiously as possible.
As we’ve noted here many times at our blog, around 1/3 of the United States population will become disabled before they reach retirement age. Regrettably, disability sometimes occurs during childhood or in early adulthood. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has […]
It’s vital that we as a society understand that homelessness often occurs as a result of disability, mental illness, financial ruin, or even a combination of several of these factors. It’s a very depressing subject. We must raise awareness of homelessness […]
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