The Social Security Administration has a fact sheet that provides general information that disabled people need to know before they apply for Social Security Disability Benefits.
The fact sheet is available as a pdf document here.
Source: Colorado Social Security Disability Law Blog.
For Social Security Disability purposes, to be considered disabled a person must have an impairment, either medical, psychological, or psychiatric in nature. The disabled person’s impairment must also meet the definition of disability which essentially states that the impairment must be severe enough that it keeps the person from working, and earning above a certain [...]
SSD is another name for Social Security Disability, and is the type of disability benefits most “disabled” individuals seek. These benefits are paid out of the Social Security Administration.
SSD benefits are paid out of the funds you pay into Social Security during the years that you work.
The first requirement is that you must have paid into the Social Security Administration for a long enough period and in large enough amounts to be considered “Insured.” Next, you must not be “gainfully” employed. You must next be under a “disability” which has lasted or is expected to last 12 months. You must have [...]
There is no set time limit in which to apply for benefits. However, the longer you wait, the more benefits you may lose. Also, since your insured status usually ends five years from the last date that you worked, if you wait longer than five years to apply for benefits, it may become extremely difficult [...]
As soon as a doctor tells you that you will be unable to work for 12 months or more, or if you have already been unable to work for at least 12 months due to a medical disability.
This is a legal term used by the Social Security Administration. A disability could be any medically documented condition that keeps you from holding a full-time job for at least 12 months.
No. A disability can be caused either by an accident, a birth defect, or a hereditary disease process such as Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, ALS, AIDs, or a number of other physical or mental conditions.
The road to benefits is a long one. You must first contact your local social security office and make an application for benefits. Information will be taken and you will be informed of a decision by mail in approximately 30-90 days. Almost everyone that applies for SSD benefits is denied at this first stage.
