Quick answer: Surgery can affect a Social Security disability claim in three main ways. If your doctor recommends surgery that is expected to restore your ability to work, SSA generally expects you to have it unless you have a good reason not to. If you are waiting on surgery or recovering from it, SSA may…
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Can I Get Social Security Disability for Vision Problems?
Quick answer: Yes, you can get Social Security disability for vision problems. You automatically meet SSA’s definition of “statutory blindness” if your best-corrected central vision is 20/200 or worse in your better eye, or your visual field in your better eye is 20 degrees or less. Even if your vision is better than that, you…
How Does Obesity Affect a Social Security Disability Claim?
Quick answer: Obesity is not a listed impairment in SSA’s Blue Book, so you can’t qualify on weight alone. But SSA does recognize obesity as a medical condition, and it must consider how obesity adds to other conditions, such as back and joint problems, heart disease, breathing problems and diabetes. When obesity makes those conditions…
What Is a Closed Period of Disability?
Quick answer: A closed period of disability is a set stretch of time, with a start date and an end date, for which Social Security pays disability benefits to someone who was unable to work for at least 12 continuous months but has since recovered or returned to work. You can apply while you are…
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