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Apply for Disability Under Age 50 (in Your 40’s or in Your 30’s)

If you are in your 20's, in your 30's, or in your 40's, it's going to be more difficult to win social security disability benefits (SSDI) than for an older person - this is due to the SSA regulations or "grids," which are a series of tables that SSA uses to determine whether or not you are disabled depending on your age, residual functional capacity (RFC), and work history. This post presumes that you do not meet a listing, per the SSA rules, as described  In This Post about meeting a medical listing. Am I Disabled Under the "Grids" The "grids" are a series of tables the SSA uses to …

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Do I “Meet” a Medical Listing for Disability Benefits?

One of the first issues that the Social Security Administration (SSA) will decide is whether your impairment (based on your medical records and your application) is one that meets the requirements on SSA's listing of impairments.  SSA lists a group of illnesses and disabling conditions, along with details about their severity - if you meet all the technical requirements of that particular disability or ailment, then you "meet the listing," and are disabled as far as SSA is concerned. If you meet a listing, it doesn't matter how old you are - you are disabled according to SSA.  However, the …

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