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Social Security Disability Benefits & Mental Illness

    The Social Security Administration (SSA) recognizes both certain physical and mental impairments as disabilities. An individual can apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), depending on their individual situation.

    Impairments are broken down into categories in the “Disability Evaluation Under Social Security”, commonly known as “the Blue Book”. These categories specify what requirements must be met in order to qualify for social security benefits.

    Blue Book Mental Disorders

    The SSA blue book section entitled “12.00 Mental Disorders – Adult” lists mental disorders in 11 categories. These various types of disabilities include common mental health conditions like bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, and various personality disorders.

    • Neurocognitive Disorders
    • Dementia
    • Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
    • Depressive, Bipolar, and Related Disorders
    • Intellectual Disorder
    • Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
    • Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
    • Personality and Impulse-Control Disorders
    • Autism Spectrum Disorder
    • Neurodevelopmental Disorders (includes learning disorders and Tourette syndrome)
    • Eating Disorders
    • PTSD
    • Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders (includes PTSD)

    Some conditions may fall under multiple categories, which may affect how they are evaluated. We highly recommend you speak with a Social Security disability benefits attorney to determine the best approach for your specific case.

    How to Qualify for Disability Benefits

    Regardless of your medical condition, you must meet the criteria established by the SSA to be approved for disability benefits. Some of these include:

    • Your ability to function on a day to day basis
    • Your ability to work and earn gainful employment
    • Whether or not your condition is long-term (at least 12 months)

    How your condition affects your daily life is a major part of disability claim. The more evidence you include, the better, as the burden of proof falls entirely on you. Having the support of an experienced disability attorney will give you the advantage necessary to prove your claim.

    Medical Evidence

    Providing thorough documentation from your general practitioner and any specialists you have seen will be extremely helpful for your case. Your attorney can help you decide if you want to have more testing done. This can help prove your disability, or it can rule out other conditions that might mimic your symptoms.

    Documented Observations

    If you require any type of regular assistance at home or work, written observations from those individuals can be helpful. Objective statements from mental health professionals like therapists or counselors can also be invaluable.

    Disability Benefits Support

    If you would like help with your disability application or appeal, contact the Law Offices of Jeffrey A. Rabin & Associates. We have the experience and expertise to help you get the benefits you need. Call today to schedule your free consultation with a Social Security benefits attorney.

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    Why Our Clients Trust Us

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    My experience with Jeffrey A Rabin has been very good.

    My approval of Social Security disability benefits came much quicker than I had expected. I first met with an associate on April 16, 2020 and we filed my application on May 21, 2020. My application was approved on August 3, 2020, only around a four month process. Even though we were at the beginning of this coronavirus outbreak when we started, it was easy to contact them and complete this process.

    David Janis

    Chicago, IL

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    Thank you so much for all you and the staff have done for me.

    It meant a lot to me every time I called and whoever I talked to knew all about my case. It was wonderful that I didn’t get pushed from one person to another. Your staff was always happy; they acted like they personally know me. But most of all I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW FAST YOU HAD MY CASE DONE. You and your staff really put a smile on my face. Thank you for doing what I couldn’t get done. Everyone will know Jeffrey A. Rabin & Associate

    Eric Morris

    Chicago, IL

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    This was an outstanding experience for me from my first appointment to the last.

    This Law Firm was very professional kind and considerate of me and my disability. They knew exactly what it was like for me in the real world and absolutely essential to help me explain that and my disability to the Social Security Administration. I definitely could not have done this without them and they have changed my life for the better forever. In my eyes they are the best social security disability law firm in Chicago and the suburbs.

    Steven Sidbeck

    Chicago, IL

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    I filed for my disability and got denied twice. So I decided that I needed help of a lawyer.

    I began to search and in the process of me searching I always look @ the reviews if I see more bad than good reviews I move on to the next, but not with these guys I didn’t they helped me thru the whole process and assured me if there was a problem or concern I had to reach out and they would help me anyway they could, I dealt with with a few ppl there in the office I must say from the receptionist down to the paralegals they are awesome...

    Danielle Sanders

    Chicago, IL

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    I wanted to say thank you for everything that you did for me, I greatly appreciate it.

    You believed in me when a lot and social security did not. I was a risk for you to pay for my medical records, not knowing if you would win, if I had not won you would have been out of a lot of money and time. I have known other attorney’s, and have worked with them in the past, but they are nothing like you! You are a very kind generous human being with compassion. I pray that God will bless you practice and make you very successful ...

    Patricia M.

    Chicago, IL

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