Category: Legal Dictionary
Legalese Defined: Social Security Disability– Onset Date
In social security disability cases, your onset date is the date your disability began. Your onset date is important to your claim for social security disability benefits because it helps determine whether or not your claim is approved and how much back-pay you may be entitled to. Because you must be disabled for at least… Read More
What is a Scheduled Loss of Use Award?
A scheduled loss of use award is a type of workers’ compensation award that is given to people who have permanent, work-related injuries to their extremities (arms, hands, feet, legs). This is different from the kinds of awards given to people with “classified injuries,” which are permanent work-related injuries to non-extremities (back, head, neck, organs,… Read More