Social Security Disability Glossary
Below the Disability Care Center has provided a list of commonly used words that the SSA uses throughout the application process. Knowing the terms and definitions of social security disability will highly increase your chances for approval when filling out the application.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- Acceptable Medical Sources
- Activities of Daily Living
- Administrative Law Judge
- Age 18 Redetermination (SSI)
- Appeals Council
- Appeals Hearing
- Date First Insured
- Date Last Insured
- Decision Notice
- Dire Need Letter
- Direct Deposit
- Disability Determination Services (DDS)
- Disability Examiner
- District Offices
- Documentation
- Federal Benefit Rate
- Federal District Court
- Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA)
- Field Offices
- Full Retirement
- OASDI (Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance)
- Office of Disability Adjudication & Review (ODAR)
- Office of General Counsel
- Overpayment
- Payment Dates For Social Security
- Payment Dates of Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Presumed Maximum Value (PMV)
- Protective Filing Date
- Sedentary Work
- Self-employment Income
- Skilled Work
- Social Security
- Social Security Regional Offices
- Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
- Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI)
- Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA)
- Survivors’ Benefits