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Social Security Disability in Kansas City, MO

Qualifications to receive SSDI and SSI benefits in Kansas City

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The Federal Government has created two Social Security Disability benefit programs which are administered by the Social Security Administration. If you are disabled and are unable to work you may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits.

Kansas City Social Security Disability Insurance is a wage replacement program for individuals who have a severe mental or physical health condition which is so severe they are unable to work and the condition is expected to last for 12 continuous months.

To qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance in Kansas City an individual must accumulate 20-40 work credits by paying payroll taxes during their employment. Widows, widowers, dependents and disabled dependents over 18 years old, who were disabled prior to the age of 22, may also be able to receive Social Security Disability benefit payments.

Claimants who do not have sufficient work credits to qualify for SSDI in Kansas City may qualify for Supplemental Security Income benefits. SSI benefits in Kansas City were created for individuals who have limited resources and income and are either disabled, aged (65 years or older), or have a Social Security blindness disability. To qualify for Supplemental Security Income in Kansas City an individual does not have to earn work credits.


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Social Security Disability Attorney in Kansas City

Kansas City disability lawyers; and why you should find one today!

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Filing for Social Security Disability Benefits
in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City is in the Kansas City Region which services residents in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, and parts of Illinois in the St. Louis metropolitan area. There are three ways to file for Social Security Disability Benefits in Kansas City, Missouri.

  • Contact the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213.
  • Visit them online at www.socialsecurity.gov
  • Visit a regional Social Security Administration Office. To find the nearest Social Security Administration Office to you, visit the Social Security Disability webpage and view the Social Security Administration Office locator site. Enter your zip code and it will list the regional Social Security Administration office in your area

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New York Region Office of Disability Adjudication and Review
for the Kansas Region

The Office of Disability Adjudication and Review will file all Reconsiderations, schedule hearings and handle all Appeal Council reviews. The Social Security Administration has seven hearing offices to serve residents of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, and parts of Illinois in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Information for the ODAR Kansas City Regional Office is listed below.

Social Security Administration,
Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR),
Suite 1700,
1100 Main Street,
Kansas City, Missouri 64105-5163

Telephone: (888) 238-7875
Fax: (816) 842-4250

Each request for a hearing is processed by one of the Social Security Administration's eight hearing offices. The address, location, and phone number for Kansas City is listed below:

Social Security Administration,
Office of Adjudication and Review,
2301 McGee, Suite 350,
Kansas City, MO 64108-2605

Telephone: (816) 283-8024
Fax: (816) 283-7220

This office services the following field offices:

Kansas:

Johnson County, Kansas City

Missouri:

Chillicothe, Gladstone, Independence, Kansas City (Euclid Street), Kansas City (Gateway), Maryville, St. Joseph



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Kansas City, Missouri, Office of Disability Determination Services

The Disability determination Services office will review the claimant's disability information and make a determination of whether or not they are disabled. Information for the DDS office in Kansas City is listed below:

Disability Determination Services,
8500 E. Bannister Road,
Kansas City, Missouri 64134

Telephone: 816-325-1200


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Kansas City, Missouri Social Security Field Offices


Missouri has 32 Social Security Field offices which provide SSA services for the residents of Missouri. Residents of the state of Missouri can contact any of these offices for information about SSI or SSDI in Missouri. Below are the local offices for the Kansas City area.

Social Security Administration,
6320 Euclid,
Kansas City, MO 64132

Telephone: 1-800-772-1213

Social Security Administration,
2021 Independence Ave,
Kansas City, MO 64124

Telephone: 1-800-772-1213



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