What You Should Know About Social Security Benefits

01/12/09

Is it possible to get Social Security benefits from SSA if I am only partially disabled?

The Social Security Administration has some pretty rigid guidelines in place regarding who is eligible for Social Security benefits. The SSA will Social Security benefits only to people with total disability. Applicants that are only partially disabled or are only disabled for a short period of time cannot avail of Social Security benefits.

Physicians have pronounced my condition incurable so why is there a need to keep seeing doctors?

Even if you are suffering from a condition that doctors have deemed untreatable, you should still keep seeing a doctor in order to avail of medications that may help alleviate any symptoms or pain that you are experiencing. And if you continue to receive Social Security benefits, you should continue to see your doctor because Social Security will periodically review your claim to deem if you are still disabled or not. If you have not been seeing a doctor on an ongoing basis Social Security could use this against to you to state that you must not be disabled anymore.

I am able to work but not at what I used to nor can I earn the same money I used to. Can I still file for SS benefits?

The Social Security Administration grants Social Security benefits based on a few considerations. Foremost of these is the extent of your disability as defined by the Social Security Administration. The SSA considers you disabled if you are not able to perform the work that you did before, and that you cannot take up another line of work due to your condition. You are also classified as disabled if your illness or condition is anticipated to last for a year or if you are expected to die from your condition.

The Social Security program assumes applicants that have family members that are currently working and will have access to other means that will support them during times of short term disability. These sources could be anything from sickness or injury benefits from work to personal insurance and savings.

The Social Security Administration has an extensive list of medical conditions that is used to determine if the person is eligible to receive benefits or not. If your particular illness or condition is not on the list, the Social Security Administration will decide on your claim based on the seriousness of your condition.

If you cannot work in the same job that you had before and you cannot work at any other job, you will be able to avail of Social Security benefits.

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