The Social Security Administration (SSA) manages two federal programs designed to provide monetary assistance to those who are unable to work due to permanent or extended disabilities: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
Archives for December 2016
Meet a Listing to Be Eligible for Social Security Disability Benefits
Social Security recognizes the debilitating quality of certain medical conditions, and have compiled a list thereof. If you can prove that you’ve been diagnosed with one of the listed conditions and satisfy the specifics of that listing, you become automatically eligible for disability. An examples of a condition qualify is that may automatically metastatic cancer.
How Mental RFC Affects Your Social Security Disability Application
When you apply for Social Security Disability benefits, the SSA will base your eligibility not only on your condition, but also how it prevents you from having meaningful employment. To determine the latter, the SSA will use a residual functional capacity (RFC) assessment. This assessment will identify the type of work activities that you can do on a ‘regular and continuing basis’ in spite of your disability.