subject: How To Prevent Your Ssi Application From Being Denied [print this page] If you are submitting an SSI application, you should know that your first few times submitting it should be sort of considered practice runs. This is because the SSDI, the federal office that deals with these claims, will reject an application for the slightest incorrect part. This is partly because that's how the government works, and partly because they are swamped with applications.
There are some ways that you can make sure that your SSI application does not get denied. Although there are some very stringent requirements, and you may not be able to control whether or not you quality for the program, there are a few things that you can control and those things might prevent you from getting denied.
You should start with understanding what disability benefits are and how the whole thing works. Those that have a minor disability, but can still work and provide for their families do not usually quality. They are intended for those who have actually lost income, and the disability must be permanent, with the quality of life affected by it.
The social security administration sometimes denies applications that are valid. This isn't always done on purpose. Sometimes it is a simple accident that causes the application to be denied. Other times, it is the application itself, as it is not filled out properly, or the vital information that the SSA needs to make a decision has not been provided.
Be aware that your application may be denied multiple times. In fact, it can take several tries for your application to be accepted. In statistics from the applications from 2008, around 70 percent of applications were rejected but around half of those who applied the second time were approved.
Keep in mind that you have to have a permanent disability that is going to affect your life for a long time. If your disability is simply something temporary, then your application is going to be denied, although there may be other programs that will give you temporary assistance for something that is keeping you from work short-term.
You should also make sure that you wait the required period of six months. The SSA requires that you be disabled and unable to work for six months before they will accept your disability application, so if you apply before then, you will be denied and your claim will have to be refiled. Also, if you are working at the time you file, and you are making enough money, you will be denied.
Finally, if the person applying has a felony arrest warrant the SSI application will be rejected as will anyone who has not worked enough to pay into social security. You have to have worked for at least ten years in the United States and have contributed a certain amount to the pool before they will allow you to draw from it in some cases.
