The Basics of Social Security Disability Benefits

Social security disability benefits are designed to enable workers who have been injured to receive enough compensation that they can continue to live comfortably. Those who have worked for at least ten years in an approved, non-government position are able to receive these benefits. Social security disability benefits are meant to be extended to those individuals who have worked for the required amount of time but are now no longer able to continue working because of some reason. This reason must be a physical, emotional, or mental injury that prevents them from working. Not only must the injury prevent them from continuing in the job that they hold presently, but it must also prevent them from working in a similar field with similar labor requirements and intensity that matches their current skill level. The injury must also prevent the person from returning to some form of work that they have held previous to the job they currently have. A disability attorney in Wilmington will be able to help a person determine whether or not they qualify for social security disability benefits.

Rationale

These social security disability benefits are meant to be distributed to workers who are not longer able to perform the tasks at their present job, or at any job they might have had prior to their current occupation. Our society has deemed that these benefits should be distributed to disabled workers because they participated in the workforce for a considerable portion of time, returning a portion of their earnings back to the government in the form of taxes. Those earnings are then returned to the individual now that they are no longer able to work. The assumption is that an individual would have continued working if the opportunity had been available to them, but because of their mental, physical, or emotional injury they are unable to participate in the workforce in any way that they are currently trained to do, or have previously been trained to do. A disability attorney in Wilmington will have the skills and experience necessary to determine whether or not an individual will qualify for these benefits.

Listen Up

I am a good listener and I do so with fervor. Unfortunately, I became partially deaf due to my daughter’s innocent act of love (she blew a horn on my right ear) for 3 years.

It was so difficult to hear people and make out where the sound was coming from. My sense of balance was out of sync. Even crossing the street had been a great challenge. I could not tell if the motorists were honking or not.

I was a regular out-patient in the E.E.N.T for my ear check-up. That experience was really painful and challenging. Imagine being a Travel Agent and dealing with clients every single day of your life with a partial hearing condition. Difficult. I was straining my ear so hard. I often had a headache afterwards. I endured all that.

My hearing is okay now. It is not as good as it was but I can hear and that is more important.

I am more appreciative of what I have because I know how it feels to be “limited.”

Problematic Claims

My mom retired from government service for one and a half years now. However, the government is giving her a tough time claiming her retirement and social security disability fund. We are all getting very frustrated with the system. My mom is not young anymore and can barely take long steps when left alone. Yet, she has managed to go to the releasing office of the government's bureau but to no avail. I feel so bad and sad for my mom since she has worked hard for 40 years in the service. This is what the government has to give her in return.

I hope that the new president will make things better for all the Filipinos, young or old, rich or poor, educated or not, and whatever state they are in the society. Enough with these problematic claims once and for all!

Social Security

I cannot help but wonder how my aunt is going through her retirement years. My uncle passed away 2 years ago and she refused to leave the home they shared for many years in Nevada. I hope my cousins are helping her out with her social security disability claims.

The good thing with social security claims in the US is that they get actioned in a short period of time compared to the Philippines. My mom retired more than a year ago and has still not received her retirement benefits from the government. I do pray that she does not have to claim for any disability because that will surely take long to process back home.

I hope the social security system in the Philippines improve. So, waiting for whatever money due to the claimant is shortened.