Medical Eligibility for Social Security Disability

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The Social Security Administration has a five-step disability process for evaluating applications for Social Security disability and SSI. Here's how it works.

How Social Security Makes Disability Decisions

How Social Security Disability (SSDI & SSI) Claims Are Decided
The five steps in the disability determination for SSDI or SSI benefit claims.
How Social Security Judges Your Physical or Mental Capacity (RFC) for Work
Your residual functional capacity (RFC) determines whether you are disabled and should receive disability benefits.
Getting Social Security Disability Through a Medical-Vocational Allowance or the Grids
Most people win Social Security or SSI disability benefits by showing they don't have the capacity to do any job.
Wht Is Substantial Gainful Work (SGA) to Social Security?
Substantial gainful activity is the level of work that a person without a disability can do.
How Long Does It Take to Get a Decision for Social Security Disability?
How long it takes to hear from Social Security depends on many factors.
How Social Security Uses a Grid of Medical-Vocational Rules to Decide Disability
The grids may get older disability applicants without useful job skills approved for Social Security disability.
Getting Social Security Disability Benefits After Age 60
If you're between 60 and 66, you may have an easy time getting disability benefits while saving your full retirement benefits.
Getting Your Doctor's Opinion Into Your Social Security Disability File
Having a detailed report on your symptoms and limitations from your doctor can make or break your disability case.
Getting Disability for Specific Illnesses and Injuries
Find out about getting disability benefits for common impairments such as degenerative disc disease, back problems, anxiety, depression, and more.

Resources

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability
Written by a former SSA medical consultant, Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability is the essential book for learning about the disability process, and can be helpful whether you hire or lawyer or not.

How to File for Social Security Disability
The more you understand the Social Security disability approval system, the more likely you are to receive disability benefits.

Talk to a Disability Lawyer
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