Qualify for Disability in Michigan

To qualify for disability benefits from Social Security, you must have major health problems that prevent you from working.

Which disability program you qualify for depends on your work history and financial situation:

• SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) provides benefits if you:
  1. Have a medical condition that prevents you from working.
  2. Paid into Social Security through past employment.
  3. Worked and paid enough into the system to have qualifying credits.
• SSI (Supplemental Security Income) helps individuals who cannot work and have limited income and resources. If your child is blind or has a disability, and you have limited family income, your child may qualify for financial assistance through SSI, too.

With SSDI, you get monthly checks calculated in part using your income when you worked, and you get Medicare health coverage even when your age wouldn’t qualify you for Medicare otherwise.

With SSI, you also get monthly checks, but they’re based on a rate set by the government, not any past work history. And you receive eligibility for Medicaid health care .

For either disability program, the SSA requires proof that:

• You can no longer perform your most recent job.
• You are unable to do any other type of work.
• Your condition is clearly severe enough to last at least a year, or the rest of your life.

To understand how to qualify for disability benefits in your particular situation, you can get the skilled Michigan disability lawyers at Levine Benjamin to review your case for free.

One of the first questions people have when they’re trying to figure out how to qualify for disability benefits is whether their ailment counts as a disability.

Social Security has a list of impairments that can qualify for benefits, and it gives details of the medical evidence you need for each one.

But any severe physical or mental condition that keeps you from working can make you eligible for disability benefits. What’s most important is the limit on your ability to carry out everyday tasks needed for working—what Social Security calls your residual functional capacity, or RFC.

You can qualify for disability benefits with any of these medical conditions and more:

• Amputation
• Asthma
• Autism
• Back Pain
• Bipolar Disorder
• Blindness
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Cerebral Palsy
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Coronary Artery Disease
• COVID-19
• Crohn’s Disease
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Depression
• Diabetes
• Edema
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
• Epilepsy
• Fibromyalgia
• Gout
• Glioblastoma
• Headaches
• Hepatitis C & Liver Disease
• HIV/AIDS
• Interstitial Cystitis
• Ischemic Heart Disease
• Lung Impairments
• Lupus & Fibromyalgia
• Lyme Disease
• Mental Illness
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Musculoskeletal Diseases
• Neck Pain
• Obesity
• OCD
• Osteoarthritis
• Personality Disorder
• Psychosis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Schizophrenia

You’ll need reports from doctors, documents from medical tests you’ve undergone, statements from friends and family and more to qualify for Social Security Disability.

Even if you’re unsure whether your condition qualifies, don’t wait to apply. Many people delay seeking benefits, hoping their health will improve or worrying they won’t qualify. Waiting too long can mean missing out on benefits. It’s better to start the process.

Levine Benjamin’s Michigan disability lawyers carefully assess your claim and help you understand your chances of approval.

We work to strengthen your case, address potential issues before they arise, and guide you through the process.

No matter how much work it takes for you to qualify for disability benefits, you won’t pay an attorney fee until you win benefits and can rest easier.