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If you are age 50 or over, you may qualify for Social Security benefits for any physical or mental condition which prevents you from full-time work. Yes, younger individuals may also qualify.  However, Social Security uses Medical-Vocational Guidelines which relax the requirements somewhat for persons age 50 and over. In addition to your age, other factors include your past work experience and education.  But being age 50 or more is the greatest single advantage a claimant has in being approved for Social Security benefits. The Forsythe Firm will provide you with a free case evaluation and local consultation.  If we represent you, you will never pay a fee until you get benefits with back payments.  If you do not win benefits you will never pay us a fee for any service we perform. Contact us at (256) 799-0297.  We're located across from Bridge Street.

You may get Social Security disability for anxiety, depression, PTSD or any number of mental impairments if they are severe enough to prevent you from full-time work on a persistent basis. Persistent work is work that you are able to perform 8 hours per day, 5 days per week or an equivalent schedule.  You must also be able to remain on task for at least 2 hours at a time without a break.  If you are unable to work on a schedule like that, you are probably disabled according to Social Security rules. There is also a duration requirement.  You must have been unable to work for at a period of not less than 12 consecutive months, or you must reasonable expect to be disabled for that period of time. The following are key mental requirements for work: The ability to remember, understand and carry out instructions commensurate with the type of work you are trying to perform; The ability to adapt appropriately to usual workplace stressors and changes in the work...

Veterans may qualify for Social Security disability benefits.  You may qualify even while you are still on active duty and still in the US armed forces -- if you are unable to perform your job based on physical and/or mental impairments.  The wounded warrior provisions of the Social Security Act provide Social Security benefits to military personnel for impairments, whether or not the impairments are related to military service. Veterans who have been given a 100 percent permanent disability rating by the Veterans Administration can qualify for an expedited decision on their Social Security claim. You are NOT required to have a VA disability rating to apply for Social Security disability - but this rating will speed up the claim process.  Your waiting time for a Social Security decision may thus be shortened to as little as 30 days. May you receive VA disability benefits and Social Security disability benefits at the same time?  Yes, you may.  And one benefi...

Back problems are the number one impairments for which Social Security disability benefits are awarded.  (Mental illness is the second most awarded category). You may first want to check and see if you meet a Listing found in category 1 of Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix I of the 20 Code of Federal Regulations (called simply "the Listings).  Regardless of the cause(s) of a musculoskeletal impairment, functional loss for purposes of these listings is defined as the inability to ambulate effectively on a sustained basis for any reason, including pain associated with the underlying musculoskeletal impairment, or the inability to perform fine and gross movements effectively on a sustained basis for any reason, including pain associated with the underlying musculoskeletal impairment. The inability to ambulate effectively or the inability to perform fine and gross movements effectively must have lasted, or be expected ...

Fibromyalgia may qualify for Social Security disability benefits if the symptoms are persistent, severe and prevent you from full-time work. The cause of Fibromyalgia is not known.  It may be linked to overactive nerve receptors.  It causes a feeling of tiredness (fatigue) and pain all over the body, especially along the spine and at certain pressure points.  According to the Cleveland Clinic, common symptoms of Fibromyalgia may include: Sleep disturbance Depression Daytime tiredness Headaches Alternating diarrhea and constipation Numbness and tingling in the hands and feet Feelings of weakness Having difficulty remembering Dizziness Increased sensitivity to light, odors and sound  Until 2012, Social Security was very reluctant to approve disability cases based on Fibromyalgia because it felt the disease could not be medically diagnosed as a severe impairment.  That changed on July 25, 2012 with Social Security Ruling 12-2(p), which gives guidance...

You may get Social Security disability for anxiety, depression, PTSD or any number of mental impairments if they are severe enough to prevent you from full-time work on a persistent basis. Persistent work is work that you are able to perform 8 hours per day, 5 days per week or an equivalent schedule.  You must also be able to remain on task for at least 2 hours at a time without a break.  If you are unable to work on a schedule like that, you are probably disabled according to Social Security rules. There is also a duration requirement.  You must have been unable to work for at a period of not less than 12 consecutive months, or you must reasonable expect to be disabled for that period of time. The following are key mental requirements for work: The ability to remember, understand and carry out instructions commensurate with the type of work you are trying to perform; The ability to adapt appropriately to usual workplace stressors and changes in the work environmen...