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While the serious nature of a cardiovascular disease may seem obvious, it is not always so to the Social Security Administration.

Bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression) causes people to cycle between high states (mania) and depressive states. The condition, with its unpredictable ups and downs, can prevent a person from maintaining stable employment.

Complications from diabetes can be devastating. Indeed, diabetes prevents many individuals from working on a day-to-day basis.

If you are unable to work, then you may be unable to support your family. This reality is often more difficult to endure than one’s initial disability.

When you have a disability and apply for Social Security Disability Insurance, you’ll likely have a lot of questions about the process and benefits. You may also wonder whether the benefits are restricted to you or if your family members can also share in the benefits.

There are a couple of different components to qualifying for Social Security disability (SSD) benefits. One of those is work history requirements which is it helpful for applicants for disability benefits to be familiar with. Applicants for disability must meet both work history requirements and suffer from a medical condition that prevents them from working.

“You do not have to accept the first answer to your claim.” That is important to note for many Social Security Disability applicants in Ohio and nationally. Here’s why: Legions of them – most claimants, in fact – suffer denials of their initial applications for benefits.

There are several levels of appeal during the Social Security disability process. One of those is the administrative hearing which follows the request for reconsideration. If the claim for Social Security disability (SSD) remains denied after the request for reconsideration, the disabled applicant has 60 days to request an administrative hearing and should know what to expect during it.

Applying for and qualifying for Social Security disability benefits can be both daunting and challenging. For that reason, disabled applicants for disability benefits should be familiar with how to qualify and what the compassionate allowances list is and how it may help them.

When you cannot work because of a disability, you may worry about your financial circumstances. Applying for and receiving disability benefits from Social Security can provide some relief.