Does mental illness qualify someone to receive SSD?
Updated June 21, 2024
Mental illness qualifies a person to receive Social Security Disability benefits just as a physical disability does. What you have to show is that your mental illness is so severe that it keeps you from working for at least 12 months.
Can I Work After I Have Been Approved Social Security Disability Benefits?
Am I able to work after I have been awarded Social Security Disability benefits?
The answer to this question is more
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The Importance of Medical Treatment and Your Claim: SSD and Personal Injury.
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If your spouse is getting SSD based on her own work record, that has nothing to do with your ability to get SSD based on your own work record. Everyone can get SSD no matter who else in their
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Hearings are scheduled by the Social Security hearing office in the order in which the request for hearing was filed. And so, it’s done strictly by dates. That's organized that way in order to
In general, a person is considered disabled by the Social Security Administration (SSA) when they can no longer earn a living because of a medical condition that has lasted - or is expected to last -