HOW TO QUALIFY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS If your health is so bad that you can’t work, it’s obvious to you. All you should need is an application form and a doctor’s note to get Social Security Disability benefits—and your financial security will improve. Right? Well, it’s not so easy. Here are the points you must prove to win disability income:
DEMONSTRATING THAT YOU HAVE AN OFFICIAL “DISABILITY?” First, you have to show Social Security that you have a qualifying disability—under the government’s definition—by showing that you meet these requirements:
You can NO LONGER DO WORK you've done before BECAUSE OF
YOUR HEALTH PROBLEMS.
You're UNABLE to ADJUST TO
OTHER WORK.
Your disability will last at least 12 MONTHS (or lead to death).
WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO QUALIFY? Social security runs two disability programs, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). They also have work history or financial requirements.
SSDI REQUIREMENTS:
You have an
OFFICIAL DISABILITY.
You worked for FIVE OF THE 10 YEARS before your disability.
You earned enough work credits by PAYING
SOCIAL SECURITY, TAXES.
SSI REQUIREMENTS:
You have an OFFICIAL DISABILITY.
YOUR INCOME AND ASSETS fall under certain levels.
GET HELP PROVING YOU QUALIFY At every step of the disability application or appeals process, you have to back up your claim with evidence, including medical records and work history records. Instead of struggling with this while you aren’t feeling your best, talk to Angelina Valle & Associates. We have decades of experience helping Californians win Social Security Disability benefits.
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