What are my chances of
getting approved
if I am under 50 years old?
By Nicholas Wearne, Associate Attorney
As you age the level of disability that you must prove
relaxes. In other words as you get older
getting Social Security Benefits gets easier.
The catch is this relaxation of the rules does not start till you are 50
years old.
While there are certain exceptions, if you are under 50
years of age you generally must prove that you are not even able to do
sedentary (sit down) work. You have to
prove that there are no jobs in the national economy that you could do. We generally prove this by sending a form
for your doctor to fill out. If you
cannot sit more than 4 hours a day, it suggests you cannot do a sit down
job. If you are going to have to miss
work more than 4 days a month due to health problems, it suggests you cannot do
a sit down job. If you are going to be
off task more than 25% of the time due to pain/symptoms, then it suggests that
you cannot do a sit down job.
Proving you cannot do a sit down job is difficult. You have to have a doctor who supports you
and a judge who believes both you and the doctor. While it may be difficult for people 50- to
apply, I would always recommend applying for social security disability if you
have the requisite support of your doctor. If you don’t have the requisite
support I would still apply but then focus on getting that support from your
doctor.
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