Do I Qualify?

Are you disabled?

You may know that you can't work, but that's not enough to obtain Social Security Disability benefits. You have to legally prove that you are disabled. Most people don't know how the Social Security Disability system works or what it takes to qualify. The Gillette Law Group, PLLC, will help you gather the right information you need to prepare your case.

What does being disabled mean?

Under Social Security’s rules, being disabled means that a medical condition or injury is expected to prevent you from being able to work for at least 12 months. This can be due to a physical condition, a mental condition, or a combination of problems.

In general, Social Security considers you disabled if:

• You cannot do work that you did before;
• Social Security decides that you cannot adjust to other work because of your medical condition(s); and
• Your disability has lasted or is expected to last for at least one year or to result in death.

Social Security has a "Five-Step Process" to decide if you are disabled.

What medical conditions qualify for benefits?

Just about any medical problem that stops you from working can mean that you deserve disability benefits. Here is a partial list of common medical conditions that qualify for benefits:

• AIDS
• Alzheimer's disease
• Amputation
• Anemia
• Anxiety disorder
• Arrhythmia
• Arthritis (all kinds)
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• Autism

• Bipolar disorder
• Blindness
• Brain malformation/cysts
• Brain trauma
• Burns

• Cancer (all kinds)
• Cardiac bypass
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Chronic daily headache
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Congenital abnormalities (all kinds)
• Crohn's disease
• Cystic fibrosis

• Dementia
• Depression
• Diabetes
• Dialysis
• Down's Syndrome

• Epilepsy
• Epstein-Barr Virus

• Fibromyalgia
• Fractures (all kinds)

• Gastroenteritis
• Glaucoma

• Headaches
• Hemophilia
• Hearing impairment
• Heart disease (several kinds)
• Heart failure (all kinds)
• Hepatitis
• Herniated disc
• High blood pressure/Hypertension
• Hip replacement
• Hodgkin's disease
• HIV

• Insomnia
• Intelligence Quotient (I.Q.) deficiency
• IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)

• Kidney disease (all kinds)
• Kidney stones
• Knee disorder/replacement

• Leukemia
• Liver disease (all kinds)
• Lung disease (all kinds )
• Lupus (all kinds)
• Lyme disease

• Manic disorder
• Memory disorder
• Meningitis
• Migraine (all kinds)
• Mood disorder
• Multiple myeloma
• Multiple personality disorder
• Multiple sclerosis

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder

• Pancreatitis
• Paralysis
• Parkinson's disease
• Personality disorder
• Polio/Post-polio syndrome
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Psoriasis
• Psychosis

• Reflex loss
• Retardation
• Rod insertion (all kinds)
• Ruptured aorta
• Ruptured disc

• Schizophrenia
• Scoliosis
• Seizures (all kinds)
• Sensory loss
• Sickle cell disease
• Speech disorders
• Stroke

Ask for a Free Evaluation. Contact us today, at no charge, to find out if you should apply for benefits.

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