Five Elements of a Strong Social Security Disability Claim

You lost your job and you think you can’t work. Can you apply for Social Security Disability?

Your age: Social Security makes it very difficult for a young person to become disabled. Who is a young man? Social Security classifies anyone under the age of 50 in the youth category. But even if you are in the 50-54 category, it will still be difficult to get a disability, but if you are over 55, it becomes easier. it becomes even easier if you are 60 years of age or older.

Your past job: Your previous job can be very important when dealing with a disability. If all he has done in the past is manual labor and he can no longer do it, this may give you a strong case depending on his age. On the other hand, if she has done seated work of a light nature, such as secretarial work in the last 15 years, she will have a hard time getting a disability.

Your skills and education: If you are a highly skilled and educated worker, this may present a problem for your disability case. Social Security looks at transferable skills. If you have great skills, even if you can’t do your current job, your skills could transfer to lighter work you can do. At your hearing before the judge, Social Security will have a vocational expert present who can testify if your skills will transfer to light or sedentary work.

Your disability must be permanent: If you have been in a car accident or major operation, you may be currently “disabled” because of your disability, but this does not end the investigation. He will still have to show that his disability will last more than 12 months in order for him to have a good disability case.

Medical support for your disability: You have lost your job. You have been fired. You can’t find work. You have an illness or medical condition. This is helpful, but unless your health care providers support your disability claim, you still don’t have a good disability case. Also, if you have a particular medical impairment, then you need a specialist in that field to treat you and provide an opinion on your ability to work. You may be examined by Social Security doctors, but those exams are cursory and rarely find a disabled person.

In summary, these are the five critical factors I look at when determining if you have a good Social Security disability case.