Alcohol or Drug Addiction

Can You Get Disability If You've Used Alcohol Or Drugs?

If your condition would improve if you quit drinking or using drugs, you won't be able to get Social Security disability benefits or SSI.

Can You Get Disability Benefits for Chronic Alcoholism?

The Social Security Administration (SSA) cannot find you disabled based solely on your diagnosis of chronic alcoholism. However, many people who suffer from chronic alcoholism have physical or behavioral changes that limit their ability to function in a work situation.

SSDI and SSI Disability Benefits for Drug Addiction

Although drug addiction often substantially impairs a person’s ability to work, an applicant will not be approved for disability on the basis of the drug addiction; however, this does not mean that you cannot win approval for a physical or mental condition that was caused by a drug addiction.

Should You Admit Alcohol or Drug Use When Applying for Social Security Disability?

Disability Claims Based, in Part, on Substance Abuse

It is widely believed that having a substance abuse problem makes it impossible to receive SSD benefits. That is simply not true...

Disability and Chronic Liver Disease - Social Security Benefits

Your liver disease has to be fairly severe to qualify you for Social Security Disability benefits.

Social Security Disability Benefits for Cirrhosis

Can a disability claim be won on the basis of having cirrhosis? Depending on the severity of cirrhosis and the extent to which an individual is incapacitated from engaging in their past work or any other type of work, the answer is yes.

Can I Get Social Security Disability or SSI for Pancreatitis?

Can you get ssd ssi disability for Pancreatitis?

Social Security Disability and SSI for Depression

Depression in its various forms (dysthymia, major depression, manic depression) is a type of mood disorder characterized by gloom, sadness, and feelings of inadequacy...

Anxiety Disorder: Win Your Social Security Disability Claim

Those whose anxiety has a severe, negative impact on their lives and their ability to work and function socially may be able to get disability benefits.