My Doctor Says I’m Disabled.
Why Am I Being Denied Disability Benefits?

When Does Your Health Impairment Qualify for Disability Benefits?

Your doctor and other health care providers you see will play an important role in your claim for Social Security Disability—even if Social Security doesn’t automatically agree with them that you have a disability.

Records from your medical appointments and treatments will always be a central part of your disability application.

But Social Security will make the decision whether you have a disability that qualifies for benefits, not your doctor.

These are the essential health-related requirements for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

• You have serious health problems.
• You can’t work—and the reason is your health problems.
• You are ruled out for any past jobs, or any jobs at all, even ones you haven’t done before and less strenuous ones.
• Your medical problems and inability to work must have lasted or will last at least a year.

Social Security maintains a listing of impairments outlining specific points you have to prove for multiple different conditions to meet these standards.

Even if your diagnosis isn’t on the list, you can win benefits by showing that your compromised health limits your functioning so much that you can’t perform what Social Security calls “substantial gainful activity.”

Your doctor doesn’t determine this, but information generated by your doctor during your medical care can prove your case.

The disability lawyers at Empower Disability help argue how your medical conditions prevent you from doing your past jobs and less strenuous jobs.

With Social Security Disability benefits, you get monthly checks and access to Medicare or Medicaid.

It can make a difference in your life. So don’t take any chances with your benefits claim. Work with experienced Louisiana disability attorneys. Empower Disability has helped thousands of people.