What children skin disorders are evaluated with Social Security Administration listings? Social Security Administration uses listings to evaluate skin disorders that may result from hereditary, congenital, or acquired pathological processes. The kinds of impairments covered by these listings are: Ichthyosis, bullous diseases, chronic infections of the skin or mucous … [Read more...]
Disability Evaluation Under Social Security: Special Senses and Speech
Visual disorders are abnormalities of the eye, the optic nerve, the optic tracts, or the brain that may cause a loss of visual acuity or visual fields. A loss of visual acuity limits your ability to distinguish detail, read, or do fine work. A loss of visual fields limits your ability to perceive visual stimuli in the peripheral extent of vision. Statutory blindness is … [Read more...]
Valuable Resources for Social Security Disability Beneficiaries Who Want to Work
Learn more about the Ticket to Work program through Social Security Administration's self-paced Ticket to Work Tutorials. Whether you are just considering working, ready to find a service provider to help you, are looking for a job, or already working and want to keep on the road to financial independence, there are six interactive learning modules that will help … [Read more...]
How Social Security Is Financed
Social Security is largely a pay-as-you-go program. Most of the payroll taxes collected from today's workers are used to pay benefits to today's recipients. In 2017, the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds collected $996.6 billion in revenues. Of that amount, 87.7% was from payroll tax contributions and reimbursements from the … [Read more...]
Is There Hope for Social Security Administration: Will The Long Wait for Disability Beneficiaries Decrease?
Extremely long wait for disability benefits approval has left many in devastating situation- unable to work nor function properly, without funds and support. The average wait for appeal decision was over 600 days in 2017! Social Security Administration is short-staffed due to budget cuts which forced sharp reductions in staffing , along with other resources, which … [Read more...]
