| Understanding the requirements for Social | | | | months, just that your condition will prevent you |
| Security Disability is the first step to having your | | | | from working for twelve months. The disabling |
| application approved. Here are the basic | | | | condition does not have to be a physical disability; |
| requirements for Social Security Disability | | | | there are a number of mental disorders that you |
| benefits.The requirements for Social Security | | | | can be approved for benefits with.Many people |
| disability benefits are based on your work history. | | | | believe that Social Security is the agency that |
| In order to qualify under Social Security you will | | | | evaluates their medical condition when applying for |
| need to have worked in jobs that pay Social | | | | disability. This evaluation is actually performed by |
| Security taxes five of the last ten years prior to | | | | an agency of the State you live in. This State |
| the onset of your disability. Onset of your | | | | government agency is called Disability |
| disability is the date that you first became | | | | Determination Services, and they will typically take |
| disabled. The work requirements for Social | | | | 120 days to make a decision on your Social |
| Security Disability do not require that the years of | | | | Security Disability application. To learn more about |
| work be continuous; as long as you have five | | | | applying for Social Security Disability benefits visit |
| years of work out of ten years prior to your | | | | the website Social Security Laid Bare, using the |
| disability you will meet the work requirements for | | | | link below.Jack Burton specializes in helping people |
| Social Security Disability benefits.The medical | | | | understand Social Security programs for |
| requirements for Social Security are based on | | | | Retirement, Medicare, Social Security Disability, |
| having a condition that will prevent you from | | | | and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) |
| working for a period of twelve months or longer. | | | | program. |
| You do not have to be out of work for twelve | | | | |