The Social Security Administration does not recognize drug addiction as a qualifying condition for disability. If you have a valid disability and you also have an unrelated drug addiction you should still be able to get disability; however, it will be much harder to get disability for your valid impairment because of the drug addiction. You will find that most … [Read more...]
What are Compassionate Allowances
The process of applying for disability benefits can be lengthy. Because of this, the Social Security Administration has a list of Compassionate Allowances (CAL). This is essentially the fast track to disability benefits. When a claimant has a condition that is one of those listed under compassionate allowances, the claimant is automatically approved. This allows the SSA to … [Read more...]
Applying for disability with anxiety
Social Security has an impairment listing for anxiety disability determinations. Impairment listing 12.06 Anxiety-Related Disorders provides the medical criteria needed to meet the severity requirement of disability. The anxiety disorder must be either a predominant disturbance or experienced when the individual attempts to overcome symptoms. For instance, when … [Read more...]
Social Security Disability SSI and ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Majority of people think that ADHD is just a childhood psychiatric disorder that affected individuals grow out of. Unfortunately, this is not true. Most statistical evidence suggests at least sixty percent of the people diagnosed with ADHD as children continue to have ADHD as adults. While this fact is generally accepted in the medical community, Social Security does not … [Read more...]
Back Pain Social Security Disability Claims
Although the Social Security disability impairment listings do address back or spine conditions, it is difficult to meet or equal the criteria contained in those listings. Additionally, some individuals have back pain that is caused by conditions that do not have a lot of objective tests available to prove their severity. For instance, many individuals suffer from … [Read more...]
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