There are a number of different mental challenges that people experience, whether their brain is severely injured in an accident or they develop debilitating anxiety. In fact, an anxiety disorder could make someone eligible for Social Security Disability benefits,...
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Appealing a denied SSD application
Having a serious physical limitation due to an injury or illness is bad enough on its own. The financial issues you suffer because of your inability to continue working may have you pinning all your hopes on your application for Social Security Disability benefits. In...
The disabling side effects of mental illness
When you suffer from a mental illness, it may create hurdles that make it difficult for you to maintain a functional lifestyle. Often, the discussion of disability revolves around physical conditions. Mental illness can be similarly disruptive. Psychiatric...
Inability to work due to a painful rheumatoid arthritis condition
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that may eventually attack an individual's entire body. Progressing over time, individuals might find themselves faced with an inability to continue working. Whether an employee spent their entire career in Missouri or in...
Can you get SSD benefits with a mental health disorder?
Proving you have a mental health disorder and providing evidence to the Social Security Administration (SSA) can be a difficult task. This process can be a little more difficult than proving you have a physical impairment. Because diagnosing mental disorders is more...
Can I get disability benefits for my asthma?
You work long hours and tire quickly at your factory job. Occasional flare-ups from your asthma are typical. But lately, the attacks are getting worse. You are missing work, and giving your family excuses for not attending functions is getting old. Are Social Security...
Can you adequately explain the impact of your chronic migraines?
Despite your best efforts to maintain your job and lifestyle in Missouri while dealing with chronic migraines, you have no choice but to apply for SSD benefits. To stand the best chance of approval, you have to thoroughly and adequately explain how your migraines...
Musculoskeletal conditions that qualify you to receive disability
A musculoskeletal condition that your doctors may classify as disabling may not be viewed the same way by the Social Security Administration (SSA). It helps if your condition is included on SSA's Listing of Impairments (although that isn't always essential). Your...
Could a big change be coming to Social Security Disability?
The Social Security Administration (SSA) often gets targeted in politics because some groups consistently see the disability programs as overly wasteful -- even though the vast majority of applicants don't get approved, and the rest are subject to strict limitations....
Getting your doctor’s support when you’re disabled
Contrary to what a lot of people seem to believe, you do not need your doctor's consent to file for Social Security Disability benefits. In fact, you may find it hard to actually get your doctor's consent -- but that doesn't necessarily mean that you can't get your...
