A grand total of $49.2 billion dollars in Social Security benefits was given to seniors in Florida in 2010. Florida is a state that has a large number of retired residents. That is not to say that the other state in the U.S. do not have aging residents. In fact, all states have residents who are collecting Social Security payments. Veterans also collect retirement and disabled veterans benefits in all states as well. First claims for Social Security Disability benefits typically get denied. Claimants can always file an appeal though. However, most appeals get denied the first time too. In…