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Understanding Social Security Disability Requirements If you are disabled and can no longer work, you may be entitled to disability benefits under the federal Social Security Act. However its important to know what the Social Security Disability requirements are. There are two different disability programs coordinated by the Social Security Administration (SSA): As you will …
The Social Security Disability application and appeals process can be very confusing. The language, terms and acronyms you’re asked to understand are not words you use every day. Below is a list of helpful definitions as related to Social Security Disability claims, aimed to help you better understand the disability application and appeals process. A …
What does it take to prove to Social Security that you are disabled? Today’s infographic helps clear the confusion about the five step sequential evaluation used by Social Security to determine disability. To see how it works, click on this visual aid to walk through the Social Security Disability evaluation process. Social Security’s main concern …
When you apply for Social Security Disability, there is a 65% chance your claim will be denied. Yet, more than 70% of claimants who were denied at first are awarded benefits at the administrative level of the Social Security disability appeals process. Does this mean that the claims were not justified when they were first …
You may be one of thousands of people who were denied Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. Now you need help to win your claim. In your search for qualified help, you have probably run across all kinds of websites or TV commercials advertising Social Security disability “advocates” “experts” or “representatives.” What you may not …
Attorney Representation · Social Security Advocate As an attorney who is a Social Security Advocate, I am able to act as your highly qualified legal representative, fighting on your behalf for Social Security Disability benefits or Supplemental Security Income. I will help you throughout the entire process as needed, from the initial application right up …
Anyone applying for disability benefits from the SSA has two possible ways to prove that they qualify:
They can meet the requirements defined for individual conditions in the SSA’s Listings of Impairments.
They can prove that they are unable to work due to their impairment by using the SSA’s Five Step Sequential Evaluation Process.
Of the two options, meeting one of the listings is by far the preferred method because it’s much more straightforward. What are the Listings of Impairments? These are a list of medical criteria or standards that the SSA has come up with to define a particular condition. Anyone who proves they meet one of these definitions qualifies for disability benefits
If you are filing a claim for reconstructive surgery or arthrodesis of a major weight-bearing joint, you need to know what the SSA wants to see in order to approve the claim and get the benefits you deserve.
How can you qualify? The most straightforward way is to meet the definition the SSA has laid out in their Listings of Impairments for this specific issue. These listings are the medical standards or set of criteria that the organization has laid out for individual conditions. If someone can prove they meet these criteria, they automatically qualify to receive disability benefits.
Disorders of the spine are a specific kind of musculoskeletal impairment where the actual architecture of the spine can become distorted, impinging on and “pinching” nerve roots and even the spinal cord. As you might imagine, this is a disability that can cause people a great deal of pain, lead to loss of feeling or ability to move, or a combination of the two. If you believe that you or someone you love is suffering from a spinal disorder, have them speak with an experienced disability attorney as soon as possible so that they can be examined by a qualified physician.
There are a number of issues related to this impingement on nerve tissue:
