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How does social security decide how much a north carolina disability applicant (in edenton or elsewhere) will receive in monthly benefits? Well, your state of residence has nothing to do with how much your monthly benefit will be. This amount is based on how much you contributed to your account via your work history. The more you earned and had deducted through your fica deductions, the greater your monthly social security disability benefit should be.
Can you win disability for only certain impairments, or on the basis of any impairment?
Answer: The Social Security Administration's disability evaluation system does not focus on a claimant's diagnosis, but, rather, on the functional limitations a claimant has. In other words, the name of the condition is not the chief consideration. How the condition "affects and limits: the indiviual is the primary concern. So, yes, disability benefits can be won on the basis of nearly any condition provided that the condition is sufficiently limiting.
As these hypothetical examples show, disabling conditions can take a wide variety of forms.
"Stiffness and inability to do anything for more than 45 minutes w/o pain causing and continuing for the day. Also have a heart condition, Mitral Valve Replacement and diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis and uncontrolled hypertension--on daily medication. Have had this problem since 1978. Both knees have damage surgery needed legs swell and cramp. I have Degenerative Disk Disease and Arthritis in my lower back also I have arthuritis in my right knee. I can't stand for longer than 30 minutes and can't sit for longer than 30 minutes. I am on prescription pain meds."
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