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