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$3,627 PER MONTH IN SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY PAY

Social Security Raises the disability benefit up to a maximum of $3,822 per month for 2024.

Social Security is always trying to keep up with inflation by annually raising the disability benefits. So, if you become disabled will you get that much?

No, that's the maximum benefit possible.  Actual benefits are based on the claimant's lifetime earnings.

However, Social Security disability is no longer the penny ante amount it once was.  It's real money and meant to help families who've lost income due to a bread winner's disability.

To be approved for Social Security disability a claimant must prove a severe medical condition that prevents the ability to work.  That disabling condition must be expected to last at least 12 straight months.  

The approval process is usually difficult.  In many cases, Social Security will determine that the claimant does have some restrictions on the ability to work, but that his or her impairment is not so severe that it prevents all work.

At this point it is necessary to enter the appeals process, which often ends up with a hearing before a federal administrative law judge.  In fact, most benefits will be awarded by a judge--not by just going through the application steps.

Attorneys or advocates who understand the complicated federal rules and regulations of disability can often help the claimant get benefits approved. This will involve getting medical evidence to prove disability beyond doubt, then presenting the evidence to someone with the power to approve the claim.

I founded The Forsythe Firm in Huntsville to help persons in north Alabama and middle Tennessee fight to get the benefits they deserve.  I will never charge you a fee unless you get your benefits--and that includes the back payments to which you are entitled under the law.  Call me for a free consultation--right here close to home!

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The Forsythe Firm:  Social Security Justice.  (256) 799-0297.

 

 

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