SSI disability does pay more than Social Security as the average SSI disability payment is $1,258.00 per month while the average SSI payment is only $575.00 per month.
When Social Security is investigating you it's not always easy to tell or know if you're being investigated unless you get a letter in the mail about the Social Security Investigating you.
Most often the Social Security administration will investigate you online and check to see if you're living at the address you are supposed to be living at or they may have someone in rare cases check to see if you're out doing something that you're not supposed to be able to do.
For example if you cannot work but someone says they saw you working at some place then they may have someone undercover going to the place of work to investigate and you may not even know it.
Unlike private insurance companies the SSA does not generally conduct surveillance investigations, but that doesn't mean that they can't or never will.
Once you file a disability claim, the SSA looks for proof of your disability.
The best state to live in if you have a disability is Massachusetts because of the fact that it has the second-best livability score and the fourth-best health care score.
Arkansas and Oklahoma are the 2nd best states to live in if you have a disability.
Conditions that are automatically approved for disability are.
Musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., bone, joint injuries, skeletal spine injuries)
Special senses and speech (e.g., visual disorders, blindness)
Respiratory disorders (e.g., chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma)
Arthritis and other musculoskeletal disabilities are the most commonly approved conditions for disability benefits.
If you are unable to walk due to arthritis, or unable to perform dexterous movements like typing or writing, you will qualify.
Mental illness is a disability and having a severe enough mental illness can qualify some people for social security disability payments.
Mental illnesses that can be covered by Social Security disability include depression, anxiety and anxiety-related disorders, autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and intellectual disability.
The 4 hidden disabilities are.
Autoimmune Diseases. In most people, the body's immune system protects them from invaders like bacteria and viruses.
Mental Health Conditions.
Neurological Disorders.
Chronic Pain and Fatigue Disorders.
Some examples of invisible disabilities include autism spectrum disorder, depression, diabetes, and learning and thinking differences such as ADHD and dyslexia.
Invisible disabilities can also include symptoms such as chronic pain, fatigue, and dizziness.
A psychological disability is defined as any persistent psychological or psychiatric disorder or emotional or mental illness resulting in impairment of educational, social, or vocational functioning as reported by a mental health professional, based on a diagnosis from the Diagnosis.
A physical impairment is a physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement or anatomical loss impacting one or more body systems.
The most common disability in the world is mobility.
Other most common disabilities include hearing, depression, vision problems, mental disabilities, down syndrome etc.
One billion people, or 15% of the world's population, experience some form of disability.
The legal definition of “disability” states that a person can be considered disabled if they are unable to perform any substantial gainful activity due to a medical or physical impairment or impairments which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period.
Special senses and speech, such as impaired hearing, sight or speech.
Respiratory illnesses, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis.
Cardiovascular illnesses, such as arrhythmia, congenital heart disease and heart failure.
Digestive system, such as bowel or liver disease.
Arthritis and other musculoskeletal disabilities are the most commonly approved conditions for disability benefits.
If you are unable to walk due to arthritis, or unable to perform dexterous movements like typing or writing, you will qualify.
You meet the clinically recognizable disability criteria if you have one of the following:
paraplegia.
quadriplegia.
leg amputation.
motor neurone disease.
cerebal palsy.
chromosomal or syndromic condition.
neurodegenerative disorder.
neuromuscular condition, or.