If you have been diagnosed with cancer and are unable to work for at least a year, you may be eligible for Social Security disability benefits. These benefits can help cover costs of daily living needs while you are unable to work. This includes medical costs, rent, utilities, etc.

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a mental disorder—more specifically a developmental disability—that is brought about by differences in the brain. There are 5 major types of autism that fall under the umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorders. These types of autism include Asperger's Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, Kanner’s Syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder (not otherwise specified), and childhood disintegrative disorder.

In 2011 the Social Security Administration (SSA) will receive millions of claims for Social Security Disability benefits. In the State of Rhode Island, more than five percent of the population receives monthly disability payments from the SSA and thousands more are expected to apply this year. Unfortunately, most of these applications will be denied during the initial stage of the claim process. Statistics show that the SSA denies approximately 70 percent of the initial claims received each year.

Each and every year, millions of Americans submit claims for Social Security Disability benefits. In the state of New Hampshire, more than 40,000 residents are already receiving monthly disability payments from the Social Security Administration (SSA). This year many more will apply. While the initial application process only takes a New Hampshire Social Security Disability applicant three to four months to complete, a large percentage of these applications are denied.

A little over 1 million people live in the state of Nebraska. Out of these residents, approximately 3.7 percent receive a monthly disability benefit from the Social Security Administration (SSA). With each New Year, thousands of Nebraska Social Security Disability applicants will submit new disability claims to the Social Security Administration (SSA). Unfortunately, nearly 70 percent of these claims will be denied during the initial stage of the application process.

More than half a million people live in the State of Delaware. Of these residents, approximately 4.6 percent receive Social Security Disability payments. When a worker is unable to continue full-time work activity due to a long-term or permanent disability, the average monthly Delaware Social Security Disability benefit of $1,120.70 can really help make ends meet. Unfortunately, it's not always as easy to obtain Social Security Disability benefits as one may think.

The are over 1.1 million residents that live in the state of West Virginia. Of those one-million plus residents, approximately 8.7 percent receive monthly disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. Every year, literally thousands West Virginia residents will apply for Social Security Disability benefits. The fact of the matter is that more than 70 percent of the disability claims filed by West Virginia Social Security Disability applicants are denied by the Social Security Administration.

Each year millions of Americans submit claims for disability benefits to the Social Security Administration (SSA). In Idaho, approximately four percent of the population receives monthly Social Security Disability payments. Thousands more will apply for disability benefits in Idaho this year and an overwhelming 70 percent of these claims will be denied if history is any indication of future approval rates. These applicants must then pursue the lengthy and complicated disability appeal process in order to obtain the benefits they may truly be entitled to.

Utah is home to some 1.6 million residents. Of these residents, approximately 2.5 percent receive Social Security Disability benefits. Thousands of Utah residents will file new Social Security Disability claims this year. If the past is any indication of the rate of future approvals, more than half of these claims are rejected by the Social Security Administration (SSA).