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The Social Security Administration deals with a wide range of diseases, disabilities, and disorders. Once you receive a diagnosis from your medical doctor you can check the Listing of Impairments on the Social Security Administration’s website. If your condition is listed, proceed with the benefits application. You may be eligible; you may not. Just because your condition is on the list does not automatically allow you benefits. The same goes if your condition is not on the Listing of Impairments. File anyway.

What does the Listing of Impairments contain?

The list reviews impairments across each major body system that are considered severe enough to thwart an individual from doing any gainful activity.  Impairments must be severe enough to cause marked and severe functional limitations in the case of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants who are under age 18. Generally, the impairments are permanent, have lasted longer than twelve months, or are expected to result in death.  The Listing of Impairments criteria apply to both the Social Security Disability Insurance Program and the SSI program.

What is a medically determinable impairment?

The Social Security Administration defines a medically determinable physical or mental impairment as an impairment that results from anatomical, physiological, or psychological abnormalities which can be shown by medically acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques. Medical evidence must consist of signs, symptoms, and laboratory findings. It is not based on the applicant’s word alone.

Examples from the Listing of Impairments include disorders, disabilities and diseases in the:

• Musculoskeletal system
• Cardiovascular system
• Respiratory system
• Digestive system
• Endocrine system
• Neurological system
• Immune system
• Special senses and speech
• Growth impairment
• Mental function, and more

Applying for disability benefits can be a complicated and arduous process. Many applicants seek guidance from legal counsel or other personal representatives.


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