I have a general question regarding social security disability benefits for my daughter. I will summarize what has been going on and if you can just give me an answer as to what her chances would be I would appriceiate it.

My daughter is 22 years old. She had fallen down and broken some areas in her back a while back. She was out of work for a while. Then she had gotten sick last September with something that no doctor could diagnose. She was tired could not move, her blood count was up to 22,000 which should only be 4000 to 6000. She was in the hospital both emergency and overnight 4 – 5 times during the end of September and through October.

During this time they filled her iv with antibiotics and hoped it would work it did and by the end of october, she was better. She unfortunately lost her job once again. A few months later, she fell again and frctured some vertabrae in her back. She once again has been out of work. She has had a hard time keeping a job due to doctors appointments and injuries and sickness.

She has a history of anxiety and depression and ocd. She takes medications for these. She also has chrones disease, and she goes to pain management for her back. She has no insurance and we have been paying for her prescriptions etc but it is getting very hard. Due to her not working she gets even more depressed but to keep a job is almost impossible with all these issues she has. She has all her medical records etc and can give more information about her back etc problems, but before I mentioned this to her I thought I would write to see what her chances might be. Please e mail me back and let me know. I appreciate your taking the time to read this and respond.

– Marilyn

Jonathan Ginsberg responds: Disability benefits for younger individuals can be difficult to obtain. In order to present a successful case, you must prove that an individual cannot perform any job that exists in the national economy. There must be a marked restriction in almost every area of daily activities.

Additionally, your daughter must qualify for benefits. Before the age of 24, she must have earned 6 credits in the 3-year period ending when the disability began. For example, if she earned $3880 in one year, that qualifies her for 4 credits.
My recommendation would be to consult with an experienced Social Security Disability attorney in your area, to have the merits of your case evaluated. On our Social Security website, we have offered a links page where you can get a free case evaluation from an experienced attorney in your local area.

Please go to the website and fill out the form. An attorney in your area will contact you to provide you with some options.

The website is located at this link:
http://www.4socialsecuritydisability.net/

The form to fill out is located at this link:
http://www.submit-my-info.com/ask2.asp

Best wishes to you and your daughter.

– Jonathan