Do I Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits?

Social Security Disability is the federal program run by the Social Security Administration, which provides monthly cash payments and medical coverage to disabled workers and their families.

You may be eligible for Social Security Disability benefits, if you can answer “yes” to one or more of the following questions:

• Do you have a severe physical or mental impairment that prevents you from working?
• Do you have a disability that prevents you from working at any job, rather than just the work you did in the past?
• Has your disability lasted, or is it expected to last, for at least one year?
• Is your disability life threatening?
  

An individual who meets these “disability” requirements can get Social Security Disability benefits, if he or she earned enough “work credits” by working at previous jobs covered by Social Security. Generally, a person who worked 5 out of the last 10 years will have enough “work credits.”

The Social Security Administration has an easier “work credits” standard for someone who became disabled as a young adult. The Social Security Disability rules also provide exceptions to the “work credits” requirements for blind persons, disabled children, families of deceased workers, and others with special circumstances.

Often, the Social Security Administration turns down the first Social Security Disability application filed by person who meets all the legal requirements. If this happens to you or a loved one, do not give up. You have a legal right to appeal, if you file the necessary paperwork within 65 days of the date on the Social Security Administration’s letter telling you about its unfavorable decision.

We want to help you through the appeal process and get you the Social Security Disability benefits you deserve. If you or a loved one was denied Social Security Disability benefits, contact an experienced Michigan Social Security lawyer immediately. Just click here to make out a free, simple, and confidential legal consultation form about your Social Security Disability claim now.

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