DISCO DIB Earnings Record

DIB (disability insurance benefits) Insured Status Computation Online is an online calculator available when you’re logged into your my Social Security account. If you don’t have a my Social Security account, you can create one on the SSA’s website. It provides reports whether or not you’re applying for benefits as long as you’ve worked a job that pays into Social Security.

Consumer Price Index

Consumer Price Index (CPI) is an index prepared by the U. S. Department of Labor that outlines the rise in costs for necessary goods and services. It’s is used to figure out cost of living adjustments (COLA) in the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) payments.

The CPI is kept by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department of Labor. Specifically, the CPI tracks the prices people pay for goods and services every month to measure inflation. At the end of the year, they use the averages to determine if the cost of living has increased.

Cash Benefits

The Social Security Administration (SSA) offers two cash benefit programs for people with a disability. Both programs pay on the first of the month. If that day is a weekend or holiday, it will be paid the business day before The SSA will send you a statement each year with the total amount of money you’ve received from them.

Benefit Programs

Breast Cancer and Social Security Disability

Applying for Social Security Disability with Breast Cancer

Each year, almost 300,000 women and over 2,000 men are diagnosed with breast cancer, BreastCancer.org reported. The illness, which affects one in eight women in the United States is the second leading cause of death in women, second only to lung cancer. In 2015, almost 3 million will were either going through treatment or in remission.

Anorexia and Social Security Disability

Anorexia nervosa is a serious eating disorder than can cause severe physical and mental symptoms. It’s the among the most common mental disorders, especially in teens and young adults, and has the highest death rate of any mental disorder.

Sometimes, these symptoms cause short-term and long-term effects that can impact your ability to work. If your constant struggle with anorexia is negatively interfering with your work, then you might want to consider applying for Social Security Disability.

Melanoma and Social Security Disability

Skin cancer is by far the most common form of cancer, affecting more people in the last 30 years than all over cancers combined, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer and causes the most deaths.

With cancer treatments costing tens of thousands of dollars, you may worry how you could possibly afford to pay for them, in addition to your daily living costs, when you can’t work any longer.

What happens if I am denied at the reconsideration stage?

What Happens When You Are Denied Disability at Reconsideration

Filing a claim for Social Security disability benefits can be a frustrating process for several reasons. The most frustrating reason regards the high denial rate of claims as processed by the Social Security Administration (SSA). From lack of evidence to inaccurate applications, the SSA denies a large majority of claims for financial assistance.