Your Eligibility for SSDI with an Autoimmune Disease

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits are often crucial for adults who have sustained serious injuries in accidents or have been diagnosed with debilitating medical conditions that prevent them from working. Unlike other forms of disability benefits administered through the Social Security Administration (SSA), SSDI benefits can be available to adults whether they were very high earners while working, lower-income workers, or somewhere in between — these benefits are not designed for those with limited assets or income. Instead, SSDI benefits are designed specifically for disabled adults who worked long enough and recently enough to qualify.

Can you qualify for SSDI benefits if you were recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that is preventing you from working, or if your autoimmune disease has recently become worse to such a degree that you cannot work? You may be eligible for SSDI payments. Consider the following information from our national SSDI eligibility lawyer.

Understanding Autoimmune Diseases

What are autoimmune diseases, and how can these result in disabilities?

According to the Cleveland Clinic, “autoimmune diseases are health conditions that happen when your immune system attacks your body instead of defending it.” They can also be called autoimmune disorders, and they can vary widely in terms of severity. Currently, health care providers recognize more than 100 different types of existing autoimmune diseases, and they can have different types of effects on body systems such as your joints, muscles, skin, blood vessels, digestive system, endocrine system, and nervous system.

Examples of commonly diagnosed autoimmune disorders include but are not limited to:

• Rheumatoid arthritis;
• Lupus;
• Psoriasis;
• Crohn’s disease;
• Celiac disease;
• Type 1 diabetes; and
• Multiple sclerosis (MS).

Determining SSDI Eligibility with an Autoimmune Disease

In order to be eligible for SSDI payments due to your autoimmune disease, you will need to meet the medical requirement and the non-medical requirement. The non-medical requirement involves proving that you worked long enough, as well as recently enough, that you are eligible for this benefit. The non-medical requirement has no connection to your medical condition or diagnosis.

As far as the medical requirement, the SSA will require you to prove with medical evidence that your autoimmune disease is expected to last at least 12 months or to result in your death, and that it is severe enough that it prevents you from engaging in substantial gainful activity (or SGA for short). You can meet the medical requirement whether you were recently diagnosed or an existing autoimmune disease worsened.

Contact Our National SSDI Eligibility Attorney Today for Assistance with Your Autoimmune Disease SSD Application

Were you recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, or has an autoimmune disease worsened significantly such that you are now unable to work? If so, depending on the specific details of your medical condition and your work record, you could be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. To be clear, these benefits are not the type of disability benefits for those with limited resources — you can be eligible for SSDI benefits regardless of your earning level prior to your medical condition preventing you from working. To find out more about your eligibility and to begin working on your application for benefits, you should get in touch with one of the experienced national SSD eligibility lawyers at the Law Offices of Stephen Barszcz as soon as possible. Contact our firm today to learn more about how we can assist you.

Source:

my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21624-autoimmune-diseases