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Disability:
Congress has defined "disability" as the “inability to
engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any
medically a |
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determinable
physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in
death or which has lasted or can be expected to last |
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for continuous period of not less than twelve months.” |
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Title II (Disability Insurance Benefits or DIB): The Old Age, Survivor and Disability Insurance program provides benefits based on |
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retirement,
disability, and blindness (Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI))
to those who have worked and paid into the Social |
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Security insurance system and to certain dependents/survivors. |
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Title XVI (Supplemental Security Income or SSI): The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is an economic needs-based |
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benefit available to low-income individuals who are 65 or older or who meet the disability or blindness standard. |
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