Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits - Softcover

A thorough analysis and discussion of the requirements to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. The Wall Street Journal Guides applicants and recipients through one of the world s largest bureaucracies. Reference & Research Book News " Morton presents readers with the eighth edition of his step-by-step guide to navigating the world of long-term or permanent Social Security disability. The author covers the qualifying of medical conditions, the applications for Social Security Disability Insurance and Social Security Insurance benefits, the estimation of monthly expenses, requesting and winning appeals and hearings, and a wide variety of other related subjects over the course of the book. Morton was a consultant the Social Security Administration and has authored many books on Social Security disability for use by legal professionals." Eithne O'Leyne Editor, ProtoView"

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability covers the criteria for getting disability benefits for back problems, heart and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune diseases, mental issues like depression and anxiety, and 200 more medical conditions.

Learn how to match the medical details of your disability to Social Security regulations to make sure you have the right evidence to qualify for the benefits you're due when you apply.

This guide is written by a former Chief Medical Consultant for the Social Security Administration whose expert deciphering of the medical portions of SSA regulations will help you understand how you can get benefits. If you’ve been denied benefits already, this book will tell you how to find out why and what steps to take to prove that you should get benefits on appeal.

This edition is completely updated with the latest rules, information and medical listings plus updated figures for 2016.