Our knowledgeable attorneys can help you appeal your case if the Administration has denied your claim for SSD. We assist people throughout North Carolina in pursuing disability claims.
The sooner you contact us, the quicker we can get started to work on your disability appeal. The SSA reports that the largest category of diagnoses among disabled workers receiving disability benefits was diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
These disabilities, which represented Examples of this type of disorder include:. According to the SSA, nearly 20 percent of disability benefits were awarded to individuals with qualifying mental disorders. The Social Security Administration groups mental disorders into broad categories, including:. Approximately 10 percent of claimants awarded benefits suffered from a circulatory disorder, according to the SSA. Circulatory disorders involve the flow of blood to the heart and rest of the body.
Examples are:. Blue Book listings are split into sections for adults and children, reflecting the different ways Social Security examiners assess the effect of a particular condition on those younger than 18 and those 18 and older. Part A , the adult section, is divided into 14 categories representing types of disorders or diseases of various bodily systems:. Part B , the childhood listings, encompass the 14 categories in the adult section plus one child-specific category, low birth weight and failure to thrive.
The disability standard for minors is also different. Rather than looking at work factors, Social Security examiners evaluate whether a condition will cause severe functional limitations for at least a year or is likely to be fatal.
The listing of impairments is not exhaustive: You can still qualify for SSDI or SSI if your disorder is not specified in the Blue Book or if it is but you don't exactly match the cited medical requirements. You will, however, have to make a case to Social Security that your illness or symptoms are as severe as those in the book in terms of limiting your work or daily functioning.
The Blue Book sets out criteria for considering a condition as disabling, not for speeding up the process. You are leaving AARP. Please return to AARP. Does your condition make it difficult for you to perform daily activities? If you get by without assistance doing your grocery shopping, cooking meals for you and your family, cleaning your house, and paying your bills, Social Security might wonder if your condition isn't severe enough to prevent you from working. Social Security looks at how your work activities and your daily living activities are limited to judge how severely a medical impairment affects your life and whether you can work.
For more information, read about the importance of daily activities and Social Security's daily activity questionnaire. How old are you? Claimants in their fifties have a better chance of getting benefits than those who are younger. Social Security's rules recognize that medical conditions deteriorate as people get older and that older people have more difficulty training for new jobs, especially if they worked physically challenging jobs for most of their life.
If you're in your thirties or forties, statistically, you have a lower chance of getting approved for benefits, but the most important factor in whether you get disability benefits is the severity of your medical condition. Even young people can have severe chronic illnesses like multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, epileptic seizures, congenital heart disease, or metastatic cancer. If you have such a disease, your youth won't affect your eligibility at all. For more information, read our article on how age affects a disability claim.
While you can apply for disability and even attend an appeal hearing without a lawyer, most claimants hire a lawyer if they are initially denied. Especially if you don't have a clear-cut case, you might want to consider hiring a disability lawyer or advocate. The information provided on this site is not legal advice, does not constitute a lawyer referral service, and no attorney-client or confidential relationship is or will be formed by use of the site.
In general, we pay monthly benefits to people who are unable to work for a year or more because of a disability.
Benefits usually continue until you are able to work again on a regular basis. There are also a number of special rules, called "work incentives," that provide continued benefits and health care coverage to help you make the transition back to work. If you are receiving Social Security disability benefits when you reach full retirement age , your disability benefits automatically convert to retirement benefits, but the amount remains the same.
In addition to meeting our definition of disability , you must have worked long enough — and recently enough — under Social Security to qualify for disability benefits. Social Security work credits are based on your total yearly wages or self-employment income. You can earn up to four credits each year. The amount needed for a work credit changes from year to year. The number of work credits you need to qualify for disability benefits depends on your age when you become disabled.
Generally, you need 40 credits, 20 of which were earned in the last 10 years ending with the year you become disabled. However, younger workers may qualify with fewer credits.
For more information on whether you qualify, refer to How You Earn Credits. The definition of disability under Social Security is different than other programs. Social Security pays only for total disability. No benefits are payable for partial disability or for short-term disability. This is a strict definition of disability. Social Security program rules assume that working families have access to other resources to provide support during periods of short-term disabilities, including workers' compensation, insurance, savings, and investments.
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