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Medical Condition – Social Security Disability


How severe must my medical and/or mental condition be to receive an approval for Social Security disability benefits? Well, your mental and/or medical condition must affect your ability to work. If you have not been able perform substantial work activity due to your condition for twelve months, or you expect to be unable to perform substantial work activity for twelve months, then you should contact Social Security to file for disability.

Social Security evaluates your functional ability instead of specific conditions. What do I mean by functional ability? Functional ability is what you are able to do (normal daily activities or work activity) in spite of your mental and/or medical condition. Therefore, any condition may be considered severe; however your chances of Social Security disability approval depend upon your residual functional ability. Residual functional ability will be measured by reading and interpreting your medical records to determine what you are still capable of doing and whether or not you can return to your past work or do some form of other work.



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