What is Disability?

Disability is not a pleasant experience at all. And as if the problems weren’t enough already, even beginning to understanding how a disability claim works can be very difficult for the layperson. It doesn’t have to be that way.

The Social Security Administration has a strict set of rules to determine if a claimant meets the criteria of disability. To be entitled for Social Security disability benefits, you must establish through your lawyer or attorney, proof of your “disability,” as defined under the law. The Federal Social Security Disability Act requires that you are not able to engage in “substantial and gainful activity” due to reasons that have a medical or mental impact upon you. Do you qualify?