SSDRC
What is the Application Process for Social Security Disability and SSI?
How do you Win Benefits under Social Security Disability or SSI?
If I am determined disabled, how far back will Social Security pay benefits?
How do you prove your disability case if you have a mental condition?
What Can I Do to Improve My Chances of Winning Disability Benefits
Common Mistakes after Receiving a Denial of Social Security Disability or SSI Benefits
How to File for Disability - Tips for Filing
If You Get Approved For SSDI Will You Also Get Medicare?
How much does a Social Security disability attorney get paid?
Social Security Disability SSI Criteria and the Evaluation Process
How long does it take to be approved for SSI or Social Security disability?
What do you Need to Prove to Qualify for Disability Benefits?
Social Security Disability SSI and Fibromyalgia
Social Security Disability SSI and Degenerative Disc Disease
Can I Qualify For Disability and Receive Benefits based on Depression?
Answers to questions about SSD and SSI disability
What Disabilities Qualify for SSI and Social Security Disability Benefits?
Social Security Disability Status
Social Security Disability Tips — how a claim gets worked on
Social Security Disability, SSI Disability - Terms, Definitions, Concepts
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Does Social Security offer Partial Disability Benefits?
How to prove you are disabled
and win disability benefits
The social security administration does not offer benefits for partial disability. This means two things. First, social security does not pay benefits for conditions involving the loss of use of an extremity or a sense (hearing, vision, smell, etc) if that condition does not also result in a state of disability that conforms to the social security administration definition of disability.
Secondly, and this is somewhat related to the first item, the social security administration does not pay benefits if an individual is found to have a percentage disability rating, such as might be given by the veterans administration.
The two programs operated by the social security administration (title II social security disability benefits and title 16 SSI disability benefits) award benefits to individuals who are considered to be fully disabled and whose condition is not expected to improve in the near future.
In other words, the condition cannot be partial and it must be longstanding.
When does SSA consider a person fully disabled? Basically, this is the case when, as a result of their condition, or combination of conditions (which may be physical or mental, or both), they are unable to work and earn a substantial and gainful income. This means being unable to work at any job they have done in the past as well as at any other type of job.
How does social security measure a person's ability or inability to work? The first way is simple. If the individual has not been able to engage in work activity for at least twelve months, they may be found to qualify for disability benefits if it is determined that their physical or mental condition was the cause. And that determination will be based on whatever functional limitations they are found to have as a result of their condition. This determination, of course, is based on a review of the claimant's medical evidence.
Regarding the second means, if a person has not been out of work for at least for at least 12 months, they can still apply for disability and even win their benefits. This is because the disability examiner who is deciding their claim will be able to look at the records and discern A) when their condition became disabling and B) whether or not it will last at least a full year if it has not already.
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Topics and Questions
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Using an Attorney for Social Security Disability
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Getting Your Social Security Disability or SSI Claim Status
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Will Work Cause You To Lose Your Disability Benefits?
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Social Security On The Record Disability Decisions
Applying for disability benefits in Colorado
SSD and SSI are Federal Programs
The title II Social Security Disability and title 16 SSI Disability programs operate under federal guidelines and, therefore, the program requirements--medical and non-medical--apply to all states:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Recent approval and denial statistics for various states can be viewed here:
Social Security Disability, SSI Approval and Denial Statistics by state
Special Section: Disability Lawyers and unnecessary claim denials
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