Social Security disability

Disability benefits in Nevada

Social Security rules are the same in every state. This page covers what is different in Nevada: who decides your claim, state money added to SSI, Medicaid, hearings and free help.

You have 60 days to appeal each decision, plus 5 days for mail.

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Who decides your claim in Nevada?

Bureau of Disability Adjudication (BDA)

The Bureau of Disability Adjudication (BDA) makes the medical decision on SSDI and SSI claims for Social Security. It asks your doctors, hospitals and clinics for your records, at no cost to you. It sends you a letter with the name and direct contact of the adjudicator who handles your claim.

Part of: Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR), Rehabilitation Division
Phone: (833) 877-3164 (Nevada Relay 711)
Website: https://detr.nv.gov/page/rehabilitation_division_bureau_of_disability_adjudication

If more information is needed, BDA may set up an exam or test and pay for it. BDA may also pay back some travel costs for this appointment at a set rate.

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Does Nevada add money to SSI?

Nevada State Supplementary Payment (for aged and blind SSI recipients only)

Nevada's state supplement is only for SSI recipients who are 65 or older or blind. People who get SSI because of a disability (and are not blind or 65+) do not get a Nevada state supplement.

Paid by: Social Security, together with your SSI payment

Who	State part	Total per month with SSI	Effective
Aged person (65+) living in their own household	$36.40	$1,030.40	January 1, 2026
Blind person living in their own household (or blind child in a parent's household)	$109.30	$1,103.30	January 1, 2026
Aged or blind person in state-certified domiciliary (group) care	$391	$1,385	January 1, 2026
Blind person living in the household of another (federal one-third reduction)	$213.96	$876.63	January 1, 2026
Aged person living in the household of another (federal one-third reduction)	$24.27	$686.94	January 1, 2026
Blind couple (both blind) living independently	$374.60	$1,865.60	January 1, 2026

The total uses the federal SSI amount for that living arrangement. For people living on their own, the federal SSI part is $994 a month for one person or $1,491 for a couple in 2026. In another person's household or in a medical facility it is less.

How to apply: You do not need a separate application. Social Security checks you for the state supplement when you apply for SSI and pays it with your SSI.
Contact: Social Security Administration
1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778)
https://www.ssa.gov/apply/ssi

Medicaid in Nevada

Nevada Medicaid does not start automatically when you get SSI. You must apply to the state (Division of Social Services) through Access Nevada or with a paper application. Nevada uses SSI rules for its Medical Assistance to the Aged, Blind and Disabled (MAABD) groups, and SSI recipients are one of those groups.

Program: Nevada Medicaid - Medical Assistance to the Aged, Blind and Disabled (MAABD)
Medicaid agency: Nevada Division of Social Services (DSS), for Nevada Medicaid (Nevada Health Authority)
https://www.dss.nv.gov/programs/Medicaid/apply-for-assistance/

Medicaid for working people with disabilities: Health Insurance for Work Advancement (HIWA)

HIWA is a Medicaid option for people with disabilities who work. It lets you work, earn money and keep health coverage. You must be employed, live in Nevada, and have been found disabled by Social Security (now or in the past). There is a resource limit and a monthly premium. If you lose your job through no fault of your own, you can stay on HIWA for 3 more months if you keep paying premiums. Apply through the Division of Social Services.

https://www.nevadamedicaid.nv.gov/siteassets/content/pgms/HIWA.pdf

State disability and paid leave in Nevada

Nevada has no state-run short-term disability or paid medical leave program listed here.

Hearing offices and federal court in Nevada

2 hearing offices serve Nevada. Hearing office locator (Social Security)

Las Vegas, NV Hearing Office

Hearing office

Address: Suite 4452, 333 Las Vegas Boulevard, South, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: (888) 397-5623 Ext. 28218
Fax: (833) 903-2285

Reno, NV Hearing Office

Hearing office

Address: Suite 4000, 300 Booth Street, Reno, NV 89509
Phone: (800) 772-1213
Fax: (833) 721-0881

Federal district court

If you appeal to federal court, you file in the district court that covers your county.

U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

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Counties covered (1)

All Nevada counties (Nevada is one judicial district)

Free help in Nevada

Protection & Advocacy agency (P&A)

Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center

Phone: 702-257-8150 (toll-free 888-349-3843); Reno 775-333-7878 (toll-free 800-992-5715)
Website: https://www.ndalc.org/

Legal aid

Nevada Legal Services
https://nlslaw.net/

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR Nevada), DETR Rehabilitation Division

Phone: 775-823-8100 (Northern Nevada); 702-486-5230 (Southern Nevada); Nevada Relay 711
Website: https://vrnevada.nv.gov/

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Good to know in Nevada

Nevada's state supplement is only for SSI recipients who are 65 or older or blind. For example, in 2026 a blind person living on their own can get up to $1,103.30 a month in SSI and state money combined. People who get SSI only because of a disability get no state supplement. (POMS SI 01415.058I)
From January 1, 2027, new federal work, school or volunteer rules apply to some Nevada Medicaid members: certain adults ages 19 to 64 in the Medicaid Expansion group. (Nevada Medicaid)

Recent changes

January 1, 2026: new Nevada SSP amounts for aged and blind SSI recipients (POMS SI 01415.058I). Nevada Medicaid (now under the Nevada Health Authority) announces work, school and volunteer requirements for certain Medicaid Expansion adults 19-64 starting January 1, 2027 (Nevada Medicaid Work Requirements page).

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Last checked: November 2026