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Social Security has established a medical disability process that is based upon residual function (what activities your are able to do in spite of your disabling condition) rather than specific medical or mental conditions. Generally, herniated, degenerating, or bulging disks are very debilitating to the affected individual. Many individuals suffering from these conditions have problems with walking, standing, sitting, carrying, lifting, or even lying down. So can an individual receive disability benefits from Social Security if they have herniated or degenerating Disks? The simple answer to this question is yes. Now you may be considering how Social Security evaluates medical conditions such as herniated, degenerating, or bulging disks with regard to residual functionality. Social Security uses your work history, age, education, medical treatment notes, physician’s statements, and your ability to perform routine daily activities such as walking, sitting, standing, carrying and lifting, in a effort to determine the physical limitations imposed upon you by your herniated and degenerating disks. Now you may be thinking why are they using my age, education, and work history in their medical termination? This information is useful in determining if an individual may meet the criteria to qualify for Social Security disability benefits based upon a medical vocational award. Medical vocational awards consider your physical limitations and your ability to be retrained for other work by looking at the type of work you have done, your age, and your educational background along with your physical limitations to determine if you are disabled. Individuals with herniated or degenerated disks often have significant physical limitation and pain due to their condition. Consequently, they are often unable to perform substantial work activity. Social Security defines any condition or conditions, which have prevented an individual from working for twelve months or are expected to prevent work activity for twelve months to be a disabling impairment; therefore you may get disability from Social Security for herniated and degenerating disks. 
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