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Differences between SSI and SSDI

There is often confusion between the differences in Social Security disability insurance benefits and Supplemental Security Income. While both programs are administered by the Social Security Administration, SSI is need based and is for individuals with limited financial resources. SSI is available for individuals 65 or older and can be used to assist disabled children or adults of any age. However, SSI does not generate benefits necessarily to other members in the family. The maximum amounts received will be essentially...

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Early Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and expedited claims

There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease. This disease takes a tremendous toll upon the individual suffering from the condition and on the family of that person as well. Sadly, we are also seeing a large number of cases dealing with early onset of Alzheimer's. One woman's mother began showing signs of this condition when she was 62-years-old. The mother demonstrated signs of serious confusion, had left bills unpaid which resulted in the heat in the home being shut-off and...

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The need for expedited claims among the severely disabled

We have spoken about the Compassionate Allowances program for expedited claims. Recently certain medical conditions have been added to the compassionate allowance listing allowing for claims to be more quickly reviewed. Also, the Social Security Administration has been fast-tracking disabled veteran applications where the veteran demonstrates that he or she is 100 percent disabled. Other than the expediting of claims, recipients under the Compassionate Allowance still must go through the same application process. This means that the Social Security Administration...

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Compassionate Allowance program and the needs of the disabled

There have been a great number of complaints concerning Social Security disability insurance applicants have to wait in order to have their applications processed. However, the Compassionate Allowance program was put in place by the Social Security Administration in order that applicants with specific medical conditions can receive their SSDI benefits within 20 days. Around 200,000 individuals are covered by this program. It now appears that even more individuals will be covered as 25 conditions have been added to the...

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25 conditions added to Compassionate Allowances program

Those who are relatively unfamiliar with the many processes and procedures surrounding the securing of Social Security disability benefits may be entirely unaware of the existence of the incredibly valuable Compassionate Allowances program. CAL was established by the Social Security Administration in recognition of the fact that some people are suffering from medical conditions so severe that they would clearly satisfy the agency's definition of disability, and benefit greatly from expedited processing of their SSDI and SSI claims. Applicants are...

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Federal student loans can be forgiven for SSDI recipients

Many of us take out student loans from the federal government in order to obtain a degree, and then work for many years to pay off the debt. However, if a serious disability strikes, a person may no longer be able to work or continue making loan payments. The good news is that people who qualify for Social Secuirty Disability benefits because of a total and permanent disability are also often able to have their federal student loans forgiven. Additionally,...

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SSDI appeals: perseverance is a virtue

Perseverance is a virtue that parents work hard to teach their children. After all, having a mindset of not giving up after an initial defeat in pursuit of a worthy goal is an important like skill. And it is certainly important to have this mindset in the application process for Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) benefits. It is important because about 70 percent of the claims for SSDI benefits are initially denied. As we will discuss in this post, an...

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SSDI applications by disabled service members are expedited

This past Monday, our nation celebrated Veteran's Day. A Chicago celebration of their service and sacrifice included a tribute at Soldier Field. It's an excellent time to note that active military personnel receive expedited service when applying for Social Security Disability benefits. The Social Security Administration says any member of the military who became disabled while on active duty at any time since Oct. 1, 2001, is eligible for the expedited processing of their claim. The SSA says it doesn't...

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Mother appeals SSA decision to suspend SSI benefits for her and her children

A heart-wrenching story out of Florida reminds residents here in Illinois of how deeply mistakes made by the Social Security Administration can affect people. This is especially true if they take away benefits from people who need them the most. In November 2012, a 36-year-old mother received a letter from the Social Security Administration office regarding her benefits. It was weird, she thought, because she had never received communications surrounding her benefits since she began receiving them for herself and...

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My experience with Jeffrey A Rabin has been very good.

My approval of Social Security disability benefits came much quicker than I had expected. I first met with an associate on April 16, 2020 and we filed my application on May 21, 2020. My application was approved on August 3, 2020, only around a four month process. Even though we were at the beginning of this coronavirus outbreak when we started, it was easy to contact them and complete this process.

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It meant a lot to me every time I called and whoever I talked to knew all about my case. It was wonderful that I didn’t get pushed from one person to another. Your staff was always happy; they acted like they personally know me. But most of all I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW FAST YOU HAD MY CASE DONE. You and your staff really put a smile on my face. Thank you for doing what I couldn’t get done. Everyone will know Jeffrey A. Rabin & Associate

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This was an outstanding experience for me from my first appointment to the last.

This Law Firm was very professional kind and considerate of me and my disability. They knew exactly what it was like for me in the real world and absolutely essential to help me explain that and my disability to the Social Security Administration. I definitely could not have done this without them and they have changed my life for the better forever. In my eyes they are the best social security disability law firm in Chicago and the suburbs.

Steven Sidbeck

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I filed for my disability and got denied twice. So I decided that I needed help of a lawyer.

I began to search and in the process of me searching I always look @ the reviews if I see more bad than good reviews I move on to the next, but not with these guys I didn’t they helped me thru the whole process and assured me if there was a problem or concern I had to reach out and they would help me anyway they could, I dealt with with a few ppl there in the office I must say from the receptionist down to the paralegals they are awesome...

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I wanted to say thank you for everything that you did for me, I greatly appreciate it.

You believed in me when a lot and social security did not. I was a risk for you to pay for my medical records, not knowing if you would win, if I had not won you would have been out of a lot of money and time. I have known other attorney’s, and have worked with them in the past, but they are nothing like you! You are a very kind generous human being with compassion. I pray that God will bless you practice and make you very successful ...

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Chicago, IL

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