This information may help claimants with representation, as well as claimants who are not represented by an attorney or non attorney representative. Understanding how the Social Security Disability system works and how it relates to medical impairments can make the difference between winning or not winning the continuing disability benefits and backpay to which a person is entitled. |
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The social security administration's impairment listing manual (the blue book) lists a number of impairments, both physical and mental, that will qualify an individual for social security disability benefits, provided they meet or equal the specified criteria for a listing. However, an individual filing for social security disability benefits does not necessarily have to satisfy the listing requirements for rheumatoid arthritis (to use an example) to be awarded benefits based on this condition. In fact, a social security disability or ssi disability claimant does not even have to have one of the impairments that is listed in the blue book to potentially be awarded disability benefits. In essence, a claimant can win disability benefits as long as their condition is severe enough to prevent to prevent them for working and earning at least the SGA amount of gross earned income per month. To learn about SGA, visit the definitions section of this site. To learn more about qualifying for disability, you may wish to visit one of these pages. Requirements to qualify for disability (both ssd and ssi) How do you qualify medically to receive disability from the social security administration ? 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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