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Using Evidence To Establish A Mental Disorder, Part 2

Social Security considers evidence of mental disorders from the following five categories: Evidence from medical source; Evidence from the applicant and people who know the applicant; Evidence from school, vocational training, work, and work-related programs; Longitudinal evidence; and Evidence of functioning in unfamiliar situations or supportive situations. Social Security requires evidence from an acceptable medical

Using Evidence To Establish A Mental Disorder, Part 2MaryCary2017-03-14T19:45:12+00:00

Using Evidence To Establish A Mental Disorder, Part 1

Social Security requires evidence from an acceptable medical source to establish that an individual applicant has a medically determinable mental disorder. This evidence is necessary to assess the severity of a mental disorder and its effects on the person's ability to function in a work setting. Social Security determines the extent and kinds of necessary evidence

Using Evidence To Establish A Mental Disorder, Part 1MaryCary2017-03-13T19:44:53+00:00

Identifying Your Disability Under The Listing Of Impairments: Mental Disorders – Part 4: The Categories Of Mental Disorder Explained

The Sullivan Law Office provides assistance in ensuring that all applicants and recipients receive all of the benefits to which they are entitled in all kinds of disability cases. These include Social Security Disability, long-term disability, short-term disability, state retirement and workers’ compensation. Eating disorders are characterized by disturbances in eating behavior and preoccupation with,

Identifying Your Disability Under The Listing Of Impairments: Mental Disorders – Part 4: The Categories Of Mental Disorder ExplainedMaryCary2017-03-10T16:27:49+00:00

Identifying Your Disability Under The Listing Of Impairments: Mental Disorders – Part 3: The Categories Of Mental Disorder Explained

If you or someone you know has a mental disorder you may have a disability that meets the criteria established by the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Listing of Impairments. This article will examine four more categories of mental disorder. Somatic symptom and related disorders are characterized by physical symptoms or deficits that are not intentionally

Identifying Your Disability Under The Listing Of Impairments: Mental Disorders – Part 3: The Categories Of Mental Disorder ExplainedMaryCary2017-03-09T16:24:35+00:00

Identifying Your Disability Under The Listing Of Impairments: Mental Disorders – Part 2: The Categories Of Mental Disorder Explained

The Sullivan Law Office provides assistance in ensuring that all applicants and recipients receive all of the benefits to which they are entitled in all kinds of disability cases. These include Social Security Disability, long-term disability, short-term disability, state retirement and workers’ compensation. If you or someone you know has a mental disorder you may

Identifying Your Disability Under The Listing Of Impairments: Mental Disorders – Part 2: The Categories Of Mental Disorder ExplainedMaryCary2017-03-08T22:24:24+00:00

Identifying Your Disability Under The Listing Of Impairments: Mental Disorders – Part 1: The Criteria

If you or someone you know has a mental disorder you may have a disability that meets the criteria established by the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Listing of Impairments (the "Listings"). The Listing of Impairments lists impairments considered severe enough to prevent an individual from performing substantial gainful activity (SGA), which is work that earns

Identifying Your Disability Under The Listing Of Impairments: Mental Disorders – Part 1: The CriteriaMaryCary2017-03-08T00:18:46+00:00