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WHAT CONDITIONS QUALIFY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY? HOW TO START?

While any severe condition may qualify for disability benefits, there is a list of conditions, along with symptoms, called the Listings.  If all of these conditions are met, there is usually a favorable case.

Let me caution you that only a fraction of disability claimants will meet all of the conditions in the Listing.  Most claimants will take a more general approach to getting benefits approved:  Proving their combined non-listing level impairments make them unable to perform either their past relevant work OR any other work.

You begin with filing a complicated Social Security disability application, either online or at your Social Security office.  You provide names, addresses and phone numbers of all your medical providers, so Social Security can obtain the records.  You will also give your detailed work history.

About 7 out of 10 claimants will be denied initially.  You will ask for "Reconsideration."  This is your first appeal.  It is a paper review, not a hearing and it will probably also be denied.  After that, another appeal will take you before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for a sit-down hearing.  This is your best chance to win.

How long does all this take?  The entire process in 2020 is taking about 12 to 14 months.  The time frame varies depending on a number of things--including how many applications and appeals are being filed at a given time.

Keys to winning an SSDI claim:  persistence, thoroughness, medical evidence, and legal assistance--especially in the appeal process.
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Huntsville, AL 35806
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