A Guide to Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits for People with HIV Infection October 2000 About This Booklet Social Security can provide a lifeline of support to people with HIV infection. That lifeline comes in the form of monthly Social Security disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments, Medicare and Medicaid coverage and a variety of other services available to people who receive disability benefits from Social Security. If you are disabled because of HIV infection, this booklet will help you understand california missing persons lyrics search the kinds of disability benefits you might be eligible for from the Social Security or SSI programs. What's Inside Part 1 -- Background Information The first section provides some brief background information about HIV infection and Social Security. Part 2 -- What Benefits Are You Eligible For? This section explains the nonmedical rules and eligibility factors for Social Security disability insurance benefits and Supplemental Security Income disability payments. Part 3 -- How Does Social Security Define "Disability?" This section explains Social Security's definition of "disability" lyrics search lyrics search and how it relates to claimants with HIV infection. Part 4 -- How Does Social Security Evaluate Your Disability? This section explains how Social Security evaluates disability claims involving HIV diseases in general. It also includes up-to-date information about the way we process claims, especially those involving women and children with HIV infection. Part 5 -- How Do You File for Disability Benefits? This section includes information about when and how to apply for disability, what steps we take to ensure that your claim irc search lyrics search is processed quickly and accurately, and most important, what things you can do to help the process along. Also included is information about situations when we can presume a person is disabled and make immediate payments. Part 6 -- Helping You Return to Work This section provides an overview of special rules designed to help you return to work. Part 7 -- What You Need to Know About Medicaid and Medicare This section includes a brief overview of the kinds of benefits available information on zoloft lyrics search from the Medicaid