Social Security Disability In Florida And How It Works
Brian O Sutter
Personal Injury
Florida and southwest Florida are known as tourist vacation spots and retirement destinations. It's a beautiful place and the weather is fantastic to enjoy once you have finally finished your time in the workforce. That may come when you have worked all the years you needed to without injury or illness. Or that may come when you doctor tells you that you are unable to go back to work due to medical restrictions. You have worked your whole time paying into the Social Security Disability, so now what?
Social Security Disability Qualifications
Like most other government regulated programs, they are going to need to prove that you qualify for the SSDI that you are seeking. Unfortunately, just because your doctor has informed you that you are disabled doesn't mean that you will get the appropriate compensation for that or qualify for the SSDI. Social security lawyers can help you qualify and understand the social security process. To qualify for SSDI one must be determined by the Social Security Administration to have:- Your ability to perform basic work activities such as walking, standing, sitting lifting, pushing, pulling, or understanding, carrying out or remembering simple instructions.
- Your medical condition must be severe enough to significantly limit your ability to perform basic work activities.
- Meet a medical listing under the categories of impairments based on evaluation.
- Determine whether or not you can perform the work that you have done in the past despite your disease. If Social Security finds that you can do your past work, your benefits will be denied. If you can’t do your past relevant work then the process will proceed to the fifth and final step.
- Review of your age, education, work experience and physical/mental condition to determine whether or not there is other work, if any, you can perform.