Yes, Social Security Disability Benefits do cover most kinds of anxiety disorders, including nervous breakdowns. You need to understand, however, that, as the Mayo Clinic explains, a nervous breakdown is the layman’s term for your inability to function normally due to...
Social Security Disability
What is Social Security’s Equity Action Plan?
The Social Security Administration under the Biden Administration committed to an equity agenda. This means ensuring equal opportunity for everyone and ensuring the upholding of civil rights and racial justice. The Equity Action Plan is the first of its kind to help...
When should you consider applying for disability benefits?
A chronic or progressive illness may interfere with your daily activities, including your ability to perform the job that supports you and your family. However, like many Missourians with chronic health conditions, you may try to power through until it becomes...
Can you acquire SSD benefits for PTSD?
Post-traumatic stress disorder might impact your life in a number of ways, interfering with your job and disrupting personal relationships. Having adequate support when you deal with this type of mental illness could be the difference in the quality of your life....
Are you eligible for SSDI benefits with long-term symptoms?
Many Americans struggle to return to work after experiencing long-term symptoms from various viral and bacterial infections, including influenza, viral pneumonia, hepatitis and other respiratory viruses. While some people are able to recover from illnesses rather...
Living with lupus
Living with an autoimmune disorder can be maddening. On the outside, people may appear healthy. Yet they suffer from burning skin, aching joints, and crippling fatigue on the inside. Lupus is an autoimmune disorder that affects an estimated 1.5 million Americans....
What if someone is too sick to apply for SSDI benefits?
In some instances, a person becomes extremely ill or disabled and is unable to work. The individual may lack the capacity to apply for assistance due to the disability. If a family member or friend is too ill to apply for their own Social Security Disability Insurance...
What respiratory illnesses does Social Security Disability cover?
A cough, tightness in the chest or difficulty in breathing can all indicate that something is wrong with your lungs. After a visit with your doctor, you might discover that you have a respiratory illness. Due to your condition, you might not be able to continue...
What types of mental health disorders qualify for social security disability insurance?
Many types of medical conditions make someone eligible for social security disability insurance. What the public often fails to realize is that mental disorders also qualify. The Social Security Administration uses a manual called a Blue Book. In it, qualifying...
What is a “trial work period?”
A serious disability may prevent you from continuing your career the way you had envisioned. However, you may reach a point in your recovery where you can feasibly do some work. If you desire to return to the workforce, you may wonder how this development may impact...
