The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, an integral part of Social Security, provides vital benefits to workers who can no longer support themselves due to a serious and long-lasting medical impairment. The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers SSDI. Some 8.2 million people receive disabled-worker benefits from Social Security. Payments also go to some of their family members: 104,000 spouses and 1.4 million children. In addition to monthly payments the SSDI program provides Medicare coverage to the disabled.
Full SSDI is available to those persons who have paid into the system Social Security taxes for a significant length of time through payroll deductions. Satisfying the disability criteria and eligibility criteria is not easy, however. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBBP) the rate of successful applications for SSDI varies depending on the age of the applicant, but the overall rate of all ages is less than 40%.
It is important to provide thorough and supportive medical evidence of disabling conditions. Supportive doctors and therapists are crucial to a successful SSDI application. Appealing a denial of SSDI usually involves an administrative law judge (ALJ) hearing.
At the ALJ hearing, an attorney experienced in Social Security Disability is vitally important. Ryan & Ryan Law does not accept all cases to represent claimants at the ALJ hearing. However, we are available to review the facts, the medical evidence, and the age of the claimant to determine if we can be successful at the hearing. Attorney fees are only charged upon successful representation and are approved by the Social Security Administration.