2011. 2 Insured workers may file for benefits if they have a medically determinable physical
or mental impairment expected to last at least a year or result in death that prevents them …

Since the Great Depression of the 1930s, federal and state governments have been
involved with lessening the consequences of economic hardship through various assistance …

Previous research has found that Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) income reduces
beneficiaries' mortality (Gelber, Moore, Pei, and Strand 2022). A key contribution in this …

From 1988 to 1992, the number of adults applying for and receiving benefits from the Social
Security Administration's two disability pro grams greatly exceeded expectations. There …

Abstract Using Current Population Survey and US Army administrative data, we document
that between 2000 and 2010, the employment rate of Vietnam era veterans fell markedly …

Abstract [Excerpt] In general, the goal of disability insurance is to replace a portion of a
worker's income should illness or disability prevent him or her from working. Individuals may …

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) periodically reviews the disabilities
ofSupplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients and Social Security Disability Insurance …

The articles in this special issue present findings from research on the employment and work-
related activities of individuals receiving benefits through the Social Security Disability …

In its October 2003 report, the Social Security Advisory Board raised a number of questions
about whether the definition of disability in the Social Security Act is at odds with the concept …