With 12% of the American
population having some form of disability, it is not surprising that
the Social Security Administration (SSA) gets over two million
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability
Insurance (SSDI) applications every year. However, not more than six
hundred thousand of these applications are approved and awarded
benefits during initial determination.
The SSA denies many SSI and
SSDI benefits applications over technicalities that could have been
avoided with preparation or guidance from eligibility specialists.
Some of the common reasons for application denials are:
