Social Security Disability
Social Security Disability is payable to an individual who qualifies for benefits regardless of how they became disabled. It is not necessary to demonstrate that your disability was the result of a work-related injury.
In order to obtain benefits, your age, education, residual functional capacity, the transferability of your skills and any non-exertional impairments are taken into consideration.
It must be demonstrated that you cannot work on a full-time basis in any job for which you are medically qualified which is available in significant numbers in the national and local economy. In most instances you need to have been disabled for six months and it has to be clear from the record that you will remain disabled for one year.
A claimant can file an application for Social Security Disability benefits either online or in person at a local Social Security disability office. If you receive a favorable decision you will receive an award certificate detailing the actual amount of your benefits. If you are denied, you then have 60 days in which to file an appeal. If you have not had an attorney prior to this time during the process, you would be well advised to do so.
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