Question: If I’m already on Social Security retirement benefits, will they give me more money if I become disabled? Answer: Not unless you’re under full retirement age, currently 66. If you’re asking this question and you’re already 66 or older, forget about it. Once you reach full retirement age, there is no disability. You’re already [...]

Question: Can I get Social Security disability if I’m still in the armed forces? Answer: Yes. I know that answer may surprise a lot of people but you certainly can get Social Security disability benefits while still on active duty in the armed forces. Let me explain. People in the armed forces can get injured [...]

Question: Why do they pay Social Security disability to alcoholics and drug addicts. Answer: Social Security doesn’t pay disability benefits to anyone because they are an alcoholic or a drug addict. The law says they can’t. However, something like 20% of the adult population has an alcohol or drug problem. Do we want to deny [...]

Question: Can I get Social Security disability for a skin condition? Answer: Yes, it is certainly possible to get Social Security disability for a skin condition. There may be someone reading this who cannot believe that Social Security disability is available for a mere skin condition. Trust me, you wouldn’t want to trade places with [...]

How much money can you make when on Social Security disability? The answer is that you can make as much as you want. Making that money may have consequences for your Social Security disability benefits but there’s nothing illegal about making money when on Social Security disability benefits. To give a fuller answer to the [...]

Applying for SSI disability is not complicated — if you have some knowledge of how Social Security operates and if you are healthy. The problem is that the people who need to be applying for SSI disability have no idea how Social Security works and they are sick. It gets hard to do even simple [...]