subject: Determining How To Qualify For Social Security Disability Benefits [print this page] Not all individuals who apply for disability benefits with the Social Security Administration (SSA) are eligible and will immediately receive the desired benefits. In some cases, the SSA denies giving benefits to some applicants. Naturally, it happens for a reason; it may be because the application forms are not filled out in a way properly.
Before submitting application for such thing, the applicant must hire one of the Los Angeles Disability Lawyers so that the application will have a chance to be considered by the SSA evaluators.
The SSA employees look in to the aspect of considering the following steps in determining the eligibility of the applicant.
1.Employment and Economic Considerations. This is the very first thing that the SSA employees look into. The applicant may not be granted of the disability benefits if and when the evaluators found out that the applicant can still work and has the capacity to earn $1,000 per month.
2.Determine the Extent of Disability. In the event that the income of the applicant falls under the salary limit, the applicant must then show that his or her medical condition may affect his or her ability to work.
3.Check the List of Disabling Situations. The SSA assess as to whether the disability of the applicant has something to do with his or her incapability to do specific job. Meanwhile, the SSA follows the list of extreme conditions such as:
a.Extreme case of epilepsy
b.Severe schizophrenia
c.Malignant brain tumor
If the applicants medical condition is found to be one of the aforementioned and the SSA employees found it necessary to grant benefits, the applicant may start receiving the benefits the soonest time possible.
4.Capacity to Do Past Work. If the applicants condition is severe enough, but not one of the listed severe conditions, the SSA employees will look into the aspect of identifying whether or not the disability has impede the applicant from doing his or her past job in the last 15 years.
5.Capacity to Do Alternative Work. If the SSA employees have identified that the applicant has been impeded to work due to disability, they will consider the looking into the aspect of whether or not the applicant can do alternative job. However, if the applicants age, educational background and previous work experience do not meet the demand of the alternative work, then the applicant is eligible to receive benefits.
If you want to know more about this, you may seek assistance from one of the Los Angeles Disability Lawyers.
