"The Social Security Administration offers financial assistance to senior citizens, disabled workers, and survivors. Established during the Great Depression, this federal insurance program uses payroll taxes to provide benefits to eligible individuals. In 2019, the program served more than 69 million people.
Many people think of Social Security as a retirement program, but it also provides income protections for workers who become disabled before reaching retirement age. Social Security Disability Insurance serves individuals who have worked and paid Social Security taxes but cannot work for a year or more. Benefits can continue until individuals can work again regularly.
General requirements to apply for SSDI include a medical condition that significantly limits your ability to do necessary work-related activities, with a list of specific impairments considered severe enough to keep people from working regularly. Some conditions qualify for compassionate allowances, such as ALS or pancreatic cancer.
Burnett Law The eligibility process includes reviewing the type of work you’ve done in the past and how your medical condition impacts that work. The criteria consist of reviewing medical conditions, age, education, transferable work skills, and past work experience." See more. https://crossvilleattorney.com/social-security-disability/