| > | | | | help workers during his or hers disability at work. They |
| | | | are Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social |
| Any work related accidents or critical illness may push | | | | Security Disability Income. The rules and mode of |
| you to total disability or partial disability. If you got such | | | | determination of one’s disability and medical |
| injuries while at work, your disability may be covered | | | | conditions are same in both the disability programs. |
| under the worker’s compensation fund. | | | | To qualify for the disability benefits, you have to satisfy |
| What will you do if you are disabled and can’t | | | | certain conditions such as |
| work at all? The question is very absurd and nobody is | | | | The SSA has certain credits of works specified in |
| sure what to answer. According to studies, all workers | | | | order to qualify for disability related benefits |
| above the age of 20 have a chance of getting | | | | If you are an earning person, and you are suffering |
| disabled, well before their retirement age in, the USA. | | | | from disability, the SSA will ask you to disclose the |
| Any work related accidents or critical illness may push | | | | amount you earned from work. |
| you to total disability or partial disability. The fact is you | | | | The SSA will evaluate your condition of disability, and |
| have to cope with your disability to live your life. | | | | evaluate the extent and severity of the disability that |
| In case, unfortunately if you do develop partial disability | | | | prevented you from working. |
| for a shorter period, your disability may be covered by | | | | If you have applied disability package from SSA you |
| the private insurance company or your current | | | | can not take up any work other than the previous |
| employer’s compensation scheme. If you got | | | | work from which you become disabled. |
| such injuries while at work, your disability may be | | | | You are eligible for compensation, if your disability lasts |
| covered under the worker’s compensation fund. | | | | for more than one year, or your disability results in your |
| The worker’s compensation for disability is | | | | unfortunate death. |
| managed by the state government. However, if you | | | | All the above criteria are essential to qualify for the |
| develop disability, that doesn’t permit you to | | | | payments from government’s disability benefit |
| work for a longer (one year or more) period, you can | | | | programs. |
| get support from the disability benefits program run by | | | | If you have ever been on disability you may have |
| the Social Security administration (SSA) of US | | | | unclaimed disability payments. Make sure to search |
| government. | | | | your name in an unclaimed money database to see if |
| There are two major benefit programs, in the USA to | | | | you are owed unclaimed disability. |