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Social Security Disability

Official SSDI Cost-of-Living Adjustment Increase for 2024

The time for speculation is over, the SSA has officially announced the cost-of-living adjustment or COLA for 2024. Let’s explore how much your SSDI is going up, when it will go up, and what precipitated this change in greater detail. What is the 2024 SSDI Increase? The official percent increase is about where we expected… Read more

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Social Security Disability

Differences in SSDI For Blind People

Social Security Disability Insurance or SSDI is a complicated Social Security program. For the most part, if you are considered disabled, all people are treated equally by the program based on their individual work history. However, there is a difference in SSDI for blind people. Tabak Law will not only cover that difference, but we… Read more

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Local Events

Halloween Trick or Treat Times in Milwaukee 2023

It’s that time of the year again. With odd warm temperatures still persisting into early October in Wisconsin, the fall colors are quite literally coming in hot this year. We can only hope that the temperatures will drop a little. Just enough to make your Halloween costumes comfortable but not cold. If you want to… Read more

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Social Security Disability

Do You Have to Have a Permanent Disability to Get SSDI?

Are you facing a condition or an illness that is preventing you from working? If your symptoms are expected to improve eventually but you are unable to work now, then you may be wondering about SSDI. Do you have to have a permanent disability to get SSDI? Tabak Law has experience with hundreds of SSDI… Read more

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Social Security Disability

Do You Qualify For SSDI With an Amputation?

Amputation is a serious medical concern. Not only can it be traumatic, but it can have long-lasting effects on your life and livelihood. Is there any financial support you can get from programs like Social Security Disability Insurance? Do you qualify for SSDI with an amputation? Of course, there are lots of different types of… Read more

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Veteran's Disability

Do VA Benefits Stop Once You Reach Full Retirement?

Are you a veteran that is coming close to retirement? Perhaps you are just trying to plan for the future. Either way, it’s only understandable that you have some questions about how VA benefits work once you start getting older. Do VA benefits stop once you reach full retirement age? Tabak Law will walk you… Read more

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Social Security Disability

Can Young People Get SSDI?

People generally think of Social Security Disability Insurance, or SSDI, as a program for older people. People not quite ready to hit retirement age, but who still, through old age, disease, accident, or disability, become unable to work. Younger people can end up with a disability too though. Can young people get SSDI? Let Tabak… Read more

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Local Events

Oktoberfest 2023 Events in Milwaukee

Are you looking to try some local beers, experience some German culture, and get into Oktoberfest? Tabak Law has put together a list of our favorite Oktoberfest 2023 Events in Milwaukee. You won’t want to miss out on these. Top Oktoberfest of 2023 in the Milwaukee Area There is so much going on in the… Read more

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Social Security Disability

Can You Get SSDI for Diabetes?

There are a lot of conditions, illnesses, and disabilities that will qualify you for disability, but what about diabetes? Can you get SSDI for diabetes? That’s actually a tricky question. We will dive into it, look at the Social Security Blue Book, and help you find out if you might qualify and should apply. Is… Read more

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