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If you have had a heart attack will you qualify for Social Security disability?


There is no simple answer to this question, but a heart attack does not guarantee your entitlement to a Social Security disability benefit. This can be explained by the definition of disability, which states an individual must have been unable to perform work activity for twelve months, or expects to be unable to perform work activity for twelve months due to a medical and/or mental impairment.

If your heart attack has caused little or no damage to the heart, then it is unlikely that you will qualify for Social Security disability. On the other hand, if your heart attack has left you with physical limitations then you may qualify for Social Security disability, since Social Security disability is based on an individual’s functionality.

However, those limitations must be to the extent that you are no longer able to work at a job you have done in the past, and are no longer able to perform any other type of work, as determined by your age and work skills.



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