This publication informs advocates & others in interested agencies & organizations about supplemental security income (SSI) eligibility requirements & processes. It will assist you in helping people apply for, establish eligibility for, & continue to receive SSI benefits for as long as they remain eligible. This publication can also be used as a training manual & as a reference tool. Discusses those who are blind or disabled, living arrangements, overpayments, the appeals process, application process, eligibility requirements, SSI resources, documents you will need when you apply, work incentives, & much more.
Painâ€"it is the most common complaint presented to physicians. Yet pain is subjectiveâ€"it cannot be measured directly and is difficult to validate. Evaluating claims based on pain poses major problems for the Social Security Administration (SSA) and other disability insurers. This volume covers the epidemiology and physiology of pain; psychosocial contributions to pain and illness behavior; promising ways of assessing and measuring chronic pain and dysfunction; clinical aspects of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation; and how the SSA's benefit structure and administrative procedures may affect pain complaints.
The authors' intention in writing this book - the first volume in a new series - is to help you and your family keep your Social Security Disability Benefits. Many of you have used legal help in the past when you were trying to get your benefits, but with Continuing Disability Reviews, it's difficult to find an attorney. Jerrold Zivic (along with his son Aaron) put their 30+ years of knowledge to use helping you keep your Social Security Disability Benefits. PRAISE FOR JERROLD ZIVIC AND HIS WORK: Working with Mr. Zivic over the past 25 yrs has proven to be very rewarding. In my position as a claim representative, one of my responsibilities is to refer disabled employees to a fair and responsive SSD representative. Mr. Zivic proved time and time again his extensive knowledge in the field of SSD. My disabled employees always found him eager to do his very best representation so they would obtain the very best results. Thank-you Mr. Zivic for always giving 110% to your clients! --- Betty A - LTD Benefit Specialist I would like to take this opportunity to tell you that Mr. Zivic was a superb attorney. He was most helpful, sympathetic and sincere person anyone in my position could have hoped for to represent me. It was indeed a very nerve racking, emotional and trying time. He was simply brilliant n his ability to calm my nerve and fears to handle this case in a most professional manner. To put it simply - he's the greatest. --- Peter R I would just like to say thank you! So very much for all of your time and effort, that you gave me. Also for all of your diligence and patience. Once again I thank you for all of your courtesy I love you guys a lot and will always remember you. Mr. Zivic thank you! G-d bless you always! --- Patricia H
Children living in poverty are more likely to have mental health problems, and their conditions are more likely to be severe. Of the approximately 1.3 million children who were recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits in 2013, about 50% were disabled primarily due to a mental disorder. An increase in the number of children who are recipients of SSI benefits due to mental disorders has been observed through several decades of the program beginning in 1985 and continuing through 2010. Nevertheless, less than 1% of children in the United States are recipients of SSI disability benefits for a mental disorder. At the request of the Social Security Administration, Mental Disorders and Disability Among Low-Income Children compares national trends in the number of children with mental disorders with the trends in the number of children receiving benefits from the SSI program, and describes the possible factors that may contribute to any differences between the two groups. This report provides an overview of the current status of the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, and the levels of impairment in the U.S. population under age 18. The report focuses on 6 mental disorders, chosen due to their prevalence and the severity of disability attributed to those disorders within the SSI disability program: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, learning disabilities, and mood disorders. While this report is not a comprehensive discussion of these disorders, Mental Disorders and Disability Among Low-Income Children provides the best currently available information regarding demographics, diagnosis, treatment, and expectations for the disorder time course - both the natural course and under treatment.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a screening tool called the Listing of Impairments to identify claimants who are so severely impaired that they cannot work at all and thus immediately qualify for benefits. In this report, the IOM makes several recommendations for improving SSA's capacity to determine disability benefits more quickly and efficiently using the Listings.
