Can I file for disability because of arthritis if I am still working?
The simple answer to this question is yes. You can file for disability because of arthritis if you are still working. However, Social Security requires that your earnings cannot exceed the SGA monthly earnings limit.
Each year, Social Security sets a monthly earnings limit that it considers to be self-supporting; this limit is the SGA limit. If you are still working and earning more than the SGA limit, Social Security will deny your disability claim without sending it for a medical decision. This is true for everyone, even those with terminal conditions.
The Social Security definition of disability states that you must have a medically determinable impairment that has prevented you from performing SGA for twelve continuous months, is expected to prevent the performance of SGA for twelve continuous months, or is expected to end in death.
If your arthritis is preventing you from performing SGA, you should file for disability even if you are still working some.
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About the Author: Tim Moore is a former Social Security Disability Examiner in North Carolina, has been interviewed by the NY Times and the LA Times on the disability system, and is an Accredited Disability
Representative (ADR) in North Carolina. For assistance on a disability application or Appeal in NC, click here.
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