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If you are approaching retirement or even early retirement age, and you are no longer able to work, then you may be weighing your options between toughing it out or trying to get SSDI benefits. Should you apply for SSDI if you are close to retirement? Tabak Law can help you find an answer as… Read more

Every few years the Permanent Partial Disability rate or PPD rate changes here in Wisconsin. Find out what changes came to the PPD for 2023, how the PPD is calculated on an individual basis, and what these changes mean for you. As always, Tabak Law is here to help!  Updated Permanent Partial Disability Rate for… Read more

Navigating the VA benefits and disability rating system can be difficult and tedious, to say the least. However, there are 5 common VA disability rules that you need to know and Tabak is here to make understanding those rules simple and easy despite how confusingly similar their names may be. VA Disability Year Rules There… Read more

When you have a disability, you are likely going through numerous doctor visits, prescriptions, treatment plans, therapies, and more. The medical expenses are going to pile up, and if you are no longer working because of your disability, how are you going to pay for it all? SSDI or Social Security Disability Insurance is a… Read more

Saint Patrick’s Day is the next big holiday that everyone is looking to celebrate. Winter won’t quite be in the rearview mirror yet, but since New Year’s Day there really hasn’t been much to celebrate. Let Tabak Law provide you with a guide to some of the best Saint Patrick’s Day 2023 events in Milwaukee…. Read more

If you have filed for SSDI or SSI—Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security income respectively—you may be experiencing a long and painful wait. Recently, in Wisconsin, average wait numbers have come out and they are staggering, to say the least. Let’s dig into those numbers and learn why your SSDI or SSI decision is… Read more

You may have heard that programs like Social Security Disability Insurance or SSDI have limits in place on how much you can earn while receiving benefits and you are also less likely to be approved for benefits if you are working in any capacity. Likewise, work of any kind can be used as proof that… Read more

Whether you are already on SSDI or in the process of applying for it, you will want to know what can disqualify you from SSDI. There are actually many things that can disqualify you, however, here are some of the most common ones. The Nature of Your Disability is the Most Common Reason for SSDI… Read more

Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance or SSDI is a dizzying experience in part due to all the special terms and acronyms that are used. If you want to know what those social security disability terms mean, then Tabak Law is here to help. Take a look at the glossary guide that we’ve developed for… Read more