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The social security administration uses a sequential evaluation process to determine whether or not an applicant is eligible to receive social security disability or ssi disability benefits. The actual definition that determines whether or not an applicant is disabled can be sufficiently paraphrased as: the condition must be severe enough that it prevents an applicant who alleges disability from working for at least twelve months, with the possibility that the condition might also result in death. Of course, this is a simplified verson of the social security administration's definition of disability as it currently exists. For example, an individual can actually work and be considered for disability benefits---the applicant simply cannot work and earn more than a certain dollar amount each month (for a discussion of this amount, which is subject to change on an annual basis, go to the definitions section of this site and look up "substantial gainful activity", or SGA). The SSD, SSI (social security disability, supplemental security income) definition of disability means that some claimants will be denied almost immediately if, at the time they file an application for disability, they are still working and earning at least the SGA level of countable gross monthly income. 
Disability applicants who pass this threshold, however, will have their medical records obtained and evaluated for the purpose of determing their eligibility for benefits. In short, a person is thought to be disabled and eligible to receive ssd or ssi benefits when their they 1. have a severe impairment that lasts (or can be projected to last) at least 12 full months, 2. are unable to return to their past work, and 3. cannot do "other work", based on a consideration of their age, level of education, and level of physical and/or mental restrictions (which, of course, will be determined by the severity of their condition, as indicated by their medical records). Disability Advocates Help with Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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