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  • Are there special rules for disability based on blindness?
  • Can a divorced spouse draw on his or her ex-spouse’s record?
  • Can children’s benefits continue beyond age 18?
  • Can my family get benefits if my spouse dies?
  • How do I apply for disability benefits?
  • If I get a check, will other members of my family get one, too?
  • Should I talk to an attorney before I file, or while I am still working?
  • Social Security benefits for Children
  • There are so many different disability programs. Which ones should I apply for?
  • What kind of disability benefits can children get?
  • How serious does my condition have to be for me to get Social Security Disability or SSI?
  • Can a widow or widower get disability benefits off of the spouse’s record?
  • Can I get benefits if I have never been employed?
  • What benefits are available to people on dialysis or with a kidney transplant?
• Social Security Disability Attorney in Columbia, SC
• Social Security Disability Attorney in Greenville, SC
• Social Security Disability Attorney in Spartanburg, SC
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• What happens to all of that paper once I apply for disability benefits?

Posts by category

• Category: Social Security Disability
  • Do I Need a South Carolina SSDI Lawyer When Applying for Social Security?
  • When Do My SSI Benefits Start?
  • What Would Make My Disability Benefits Stop?
  • What are the Benefits of Hiring a Social Security Lawyer?
  • Category: First Questions When Dealing With a Disability
    • How Long Does it Take to Get Social Security Disability in South Carolina?
    • What to Do If Your SSDI Claim is Denied?
    • How to Apply for Disability in South Carolina
    • Am I Eligible for SSDI Benefits?
    • How Long Does It Take to Be Approved for Disability Benefits?
    • What do I do if I have a job, but am worried about losing it because of a disability?
  • Category: Questions About Hiring An Attorney
    • What do Attorneys Usually Charge for Help with a Claim?
    • What if I Already Have an Attorney?
    • How Do I Hire an Attorney?
    • Should I Hire an Attorney?
    • How Do I Find A Good Lawyer?
  • Category: Questions After An Unfavorable Decision
    • Will Calling My Congressional Representative or Senator Help?
    • What Steps Do I Take in Appealing if They Don’t Go Back Far Enough?
    • How Do I Appeal Past the Hearing Level? Should I? – Often the answer is “yes.”
    • What Do I Do If I Am Turned Down?
    • Why Was I Turned Down?
  • Category: Questions About Proving I Am Disabled
    • How Do I Prove That I Am Disabled?
    • How Do I Prove I Have Worked Enough Or Am Poor Enough To Get Social Security Disability?
  • Category: Questions About Working Before, During, And After My Claim
    • My Medical Problems are Affecting My Ability to Work. What Do I Do Now?
    • Do Past and Present Education Efforts Affect My Claim? How?
    • Should I Work While I am Disabled and Drawing Benefits?
    • Should I Work while My Application is Being Processed?
    • Should I Keep Trying to Go to Work or to School?
  • Category: Questions Relating to Benefits for Different Types of People and Situations
    • Benefits For People Under Systems of Countries Other than the US
    • Benefits for Disabled People Who are Poorly Educated
    • Benefits for Disabled People Who are Highly Educated
    • Benefits for Disabled Young Adults
    • Benefits for People Over 50
    • Benefits for Disabled Children and Teens
    • Benefits for Stepchildren of the Disabled and Retired
    • Benefits for Widows, Widowers, and Surviving Divorced Spouses
    • Benefits for Unmarried Couples
    • Benefits for U.S. Citizens Living Abroad
    • Benefits for the Survivors of a Deceased Wage Earner
    • Benefits for the Spouse of a Disabled Person
    • Benefits for People Who Live with the Disabled; Common-Law Marriage
    • Benefits for People in Jail or Prison or With Outstanding Warrants
    • Benefits for Ex-Spouses
    • Benefits For a Child of a Disabled or Retired Person
    • Benefits if Your Are a Green Card Holder, Alien, Etc.
    • Benefits Based on Your Parents’ Wages, if You Are a Disabled Adult
    • Benefits for an Adopted Child
  • Category: Related Legal Problems
    • How can Social Media Use Affect Your Disability Claim
    • Can I Get Worker’s Compensation?
    • Can I Get Short or Long Term Disability?
    • Can I Get Medicare and Medicaid
  • Category: Questions About Specific Disabilities
    • Other Disabilities Not Listed
    • Unpredictable Absence from Work
    • Thyroid Problems
    • Stroke
    • Swollen Legs or Edema
    • Sleep Disorders
    • Skin Problems
    • Sickle Cell Disease
    • Seizures or Epilepsy
    • Scoliosis of the Back
    • Sarcoidosis
    • Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • Relfex Sympathetic Distrophy
    • Quadriplegia
    • Pregnancy
    • Post Polio Syndrome (PPS)
    • Parkinson’s Disease
    • The Problem of Chronic Pain: What Do You Do?
    • Obesity
    • Neck and Arm Problems
    • Narcolepsy
    • Myasthenia Gravis
    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Mental Problems: Problems Remembering and Concentrating
    • Mental: Borderline Personality Disorder
    • Mental Problems: Schizoaffective Disorders and Bi-Polar Disorders
    • Mental Problems: Depression, Anxiety
    • Meniere’s Disease
    • Lupus
    • I Must Lie Down to Rest
    • La Tourette’s Syndrome
    • Joint, Bone, and Muscle Problems
    • It’s Hard to Stand, Walk, or Sit
    • Interstitial Cystitis
    • Incontinence
    • Inability to Drive
    • Inability to Attend Work
    • If You Must Elevate Your Legs Above Your Waist
    • Hemophilia
    • Hemangioma
    • Heart Conditions
    • Headaches
    • Hand Problems
    • Fibromyalgia
    • Essential Tremor Disorder
    • Eating Disorders; PKU, etc.
    • Diabetes
    • Dequervain’s Disease
    • Deafness
    • Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, and Liver Damage
    • Circulation, Vein, and Artery Problems, Plebitis
    • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
    • Carpal Tunnel
    • Cancer
    • Breathing – Asthma, COPD, Emphysema, Etc.
    • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
    • Blood Pressure Problems
    • Blindness and Vision Impairment
    • Back Problems
    • Autoimmune Disorders
    • Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADHD
    • Arthritis
    • Alzheimer’s Disease
    • Allergies
    • Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
    • AIDS and HIV Infections
  • Category: Other Questions
    • How Do I Survive Financially While Waiting?
    • Solving Excess Resources Problems with a Special Needs Trust – SSI and Medicaid
    • How Do Family Income and Other Resources Affect My Claim?
  • Category: Questions After A Favorable Decision
    • How Will Moving Outside the US Affect My Claim? Does the Country I Move to Matter?
    • How Will Moving Inside the US Affect My Claim? What Are the Benefits in Different States?
    • How Do I Keep Benefits Coming Once I Win?
    • Question About Cutting Off My Check
    • Overpayments the Social Security Administration Wants Back
    • When and to Where are My Checks Sent?
    • What is a Partially Favorable Decision for Disability Benefits?
    • How Much Can I Expect in My Check?
    • What Happens after a Favorable Decision?

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