Frequently Asked Questions

• Should I apply for disability?
• How long does the disability process take?
• When should I apply for benefits?
• What does a disability attorney do?
• When am I likely to receive a hearing?
• What are disability hearings like?
• What happens if my disability appeal is late?
• What is the most common disability mistake?

The disability evaluation process

• Answers to 8 common questions
• Examples of who is and is not disabled
• The sequential evaluation process
• A large bureaucracy
• Glossary

Disability forms

• Employment questionnaire
• Monthly headache diary
• Monthly wage information
• Activities questionnaire

Disability appeals

• The appeals process
• Good cause for late appeals

Your disability hearing

• Advice for your Social Security disability hearing
• Answers to 14 common questions
• The hearing
• Your testimony
• Lay witnesses
• Vocational issues

After a favorable decision

• Answers to 25 questions
• Delayed benefits
• Questions about working part-time
• Continuing disability reviews

Legal issues

• Alcohol or drug addiction
• Borderline age
• Chemical sensitivity and environmental illness
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Illiteracy
• Inability to afford treatment
• Inability to speak English
• Inability to stoop
• Lupus
• Manipulative limitations
• Severe impairment definition
• Subjective pain complaints
• Worn-out worker regulation

Applying for disability benefits when you have:

• Anxiety disorders
• Arthritis & joint damage
• Asthma
• Back injuries
• Complex regional pain
• Congestive heart failure
• Chronic fatigue
• Crohn's disease
• Cystic fibrosis
• Depression/bipolar disorder
• Diabetes
• Fibromyalgia
• Hearing impairments
• Hepatitis C & liver disease
• HIV
• Ischemic heart disease
• Leukemia
• Lung disease
• Lupus
• Multiple sclerosis
• Schizophrenia
• Soft tissue injuries
• Stroke