8 Social Security

Q is severely injured in an automobile accident and becomes totally disabled. How many months must Q be disabled before being able to apply for Social Security disability benefits?

5

One becomes eligible for Social Security disability benefits after having been disabled for

5 months

be eligible for Social Security disability benefits, and employee must be unable to perform:

Any Occupation

Which of the following does Social Security Not provide benefits for?

Dismemberment

Social Security

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) It is a federal program designed to protect eligible workers and their dependents against financial loss due to old age, disability or death. With a few exceptions, almost all individuals are covered by Social Security.

Who is covered?

Social Security provided disability income benefits for those who qualify. Individuals must have proper insured status. meet the definition of disability and satisfy the waiting period.

Which of the following factors affects the amount of monthly disability benefits payable under Social Security?

The amount of the benefits available from other sources.

In order to be considered totally disabled under Social Security, one's disability has to meet the following definition:

The inability to engage in any gainful work that exists in the national economy, the disability must result from a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that is expected to result in early death or has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of 12 months.