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The social security disability program does make disability benefits available to children (minors under the age of 18). Such benefits most often fall under the auspices of the ssi, or supplemental security income, program. Is it harder or easier to get disability benefits for children? In principle, it is neither harder nor easier to be awarded disability benefits for a child. In actuality, however, getting disability benefits for children can be significantly more difficult. Here's why. In many disability cases involving children, the primary allegations are often very subject to change. For instance, in the case of asthma, many children will present, at the time of an ssi disability application, with a level of severity that, by the time of a hearing, no longer exists. In some cases, children will have responded to medications, or will simply have grown out of a case of childhood asthma. In adult cases, of course, the main consideration given to a claim for benefits will be whether or not a claimant's disability prevents them from engaging in work activities. However, since the work aspect is not applicable to cases involving children, the crux of a child's case will be whether or not a child can engage in age-appropriate activites. In fact, it is for this very reason that a disability attorney, prior to a hearing, will usually make every attempt to gather not only copies of a child's IEPs, grade reports, and testing reports (achievement and IQ testing), but also completed questionaires from a child's teachers. 
Sufficiently documented questionaires from teachers can provide significant insight into whether or not a child claimant is on-pace with other children. And, consequently, this type of information, if obtained, can make all the difference in ssi claims for children (sadly, getting questionaires from teachers can be fairly difficult). SSI disability claims involving children can be harder to win. But, by the same token, solidly documented cases for children can be easy to win, provided the child is disabled according to SSA standards. Disability Advocates Help with Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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If you suffer from a medical disability such as hip, neck, shoulder, ankle, wrist, back, or other joint problems, disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, rsi or repetetive stress injury, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, dysthymia, depression or other mood disorders, congestive or chronic heart failure, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, high blood pressure (hypertension), seizure disorder, stroke, copd, emphysema, hearing loss or poor hearing, statutory blindness, peripheral field problems or other vision loss, clinical obesity, attention deficit hyperactivity or, simply, adhd, bipolar disorder or manic depression, panic disorder, schizophrenia, autism, head trauma, memory loss, low iq, mental retardation, learning disability, epilepsy, cancer, chronic fatigue, multiple sclerosis, lupus, anxiety, inner ear problems, meniere's, vertigo or dizziness, kidney failure requiring dialysis or other renal problems, cirrhosis, hepatitis, or other liver disease, pancreatitis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, rsd or reflex sympathetic dystrophy, crohn's disease, sarcoidosis, peripheral vascular disease, lyme disease, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, hiv, aids, anemia, sickle cell, thyroid problems including hypothyroidism, esrd or end stage renal disease, reflux, gerd (gastroesophageal reflux disease), cfids, muscular dystrophy, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, or tachycardia, bradycardia or other arrhythmia and have initiated or been denied on a social security disability, or ssi, claim for benefits, this site may assist you with your case. Social Security Disability benefits are often difficult to win; however many claims for social security disability are lost simply because a claimant did not know enough about the disability process to their social security or ssi claim. For information re: representation on a social security disability or ssi claim (attorney or non attorney representative), see the "questions" & "how" pages. |
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