One of the greater advantages of being a US citizen is the fact that this country helps ensure those who are disabled and unable to work can receive some support to help them pay for their living expenses. This support comes in the form of Social Security Disability Insurance or SSDI. It is best to start your application process by contacting a Palos Hills SSDI lawyer for advice, but here are three key factors you should know that will be used to determine your eligibility.
You Have a Certifiable Mental or Physical Disability
Before being granted with SSDI benefits, the Social Security Administration needs to be able to prove that you have a certifiable mental or physical impairment. Your condition will be assessed by reviewers of your case, but it is important to include supporting documentation from medical practitioners to prove your diagnosis as well.
Your Disability Prevents You from Performing Gainful Activity
In addition to being disabled, you must be able to prove that your disability prevents you from performing a gainful activity in the form of work that you would normally complete at your current place of employment. If there is a link established, the reviewers of your case will also look at how your disability will affect you when doing other forms of work.
Your Disability is Considered Long-Term
You will only be approved for SSDI if your disability is one that is expected to last for more than 12 months. If the condition you now have is expected to improve before that, this would not be a qualifying attribute, but there may be other short-term benefits available. If you are uncertain of whether your disability is considered long term, talk to a Palos Hills SSDI lawyer for guidance.
Applying for SSDI can seem like an intimidating process, but when you understand what will be examined in your case as qualifying factors, you will feel much better. Talk to a Palos Hills SSDI lawyer for more advice about your situation.
Harold W. Conick & Associates Ltd. has been helping clients through their disability cases for more than three decades. The office is currently located in Wheaton, Illinois and the firm handles cases from surrounding areas including Palos Hill as well. The strategic approach to working through each case has given Harold W. Conick & Associates Ltd. stellar reputation among clients.
