FOCUS ON WHY YOU ARE DISABLED, NOT WHY YOU CAN'T GET A JOB.

The Social Security Act provides benefits for workers who are disabled.  It does not provide benefits to workers who cannot find a job.  There is huge distinction.

The following are EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS,not covered by the Social Security Act; therefore, no benefits are payble for any of these situations:
  • Nobody will hire me.
  • There are no jobs open in my neighborhood.
  • My job skills are ancient and no longer in demand.
  • The economy has tanked.
  • The work I used to do is now performed by machines (automation).
  • The type of jobs I could once get have moved to Mexico or Asia.
  •  Employers only see me as a liability.
I repeat that the above type of reasoning relates to unemployment and has nothing to do with disability or Social Security.  

I must have a strategy to win Social Security disability and my strategy must focus on Why I am Disabled, not Why I Can't Get a Job. 

Why I am disabled must, therefore, focus on what I can and cannot do in terms of work related activities.  How long can I sit?  How long can I stand/walk?  How many pounds can I lift?  For how long can I stay focused?  Is my memory in any way impaired?  Do I have limitations in stooping, bending or reaching?  Am I able to understand, remember and carry out instructions?  Can I work up to 2 hours without a break?  Can I persistently work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week without being absent more than 1 day per month?  What medical evidence proves that I have some of those limitations?  Can I get a Medical Source Statement (MSS) from my doctor which supports those limitations?

Without a strategy that deals with Why I Am Disabled, the system will let me down, every time.  Social Security is like any other court in the land, in that, you must prove certain facts using allowable evidence, according to the governing regulations.  It takes a strategy to do that.  And these days it takes a pretty solid strategy.

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