Medical Conditions: Qualifying Mental & Psychological Disorders
When a person is struggling to cope with serious physical injuries or ailments, depression and anxiety often follow. Given time and lack of treatment, these psychological conditions can leave a person totally disabled. When combined with the effects of an existing physical impairment, the distance between being able to work and not being able to work becomes very short.
If you can't work or are struggling to keep working because of a mental impairment — you're not alone and there is help available.
SSD for Depression and Other Psychological Disorders
The Social Security Administration (SSA) acknowledges mental illness as a qualified disability and has approved Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits for people with the following types of psychological disorders:
- Post-traumatic stress syndrome
- Mental retardation
- Autism
- Severe depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Anxiety and panic disorders
- Schizophrenia
If your current method of coping with your mental illness is to avoid coping through the use of controlled substances, it is time to make a change. Continuing to drink alcohol or taking illegal drugs is the surest way to get denied or to get the disability benefits you're already receiving taken away. Help is available for you, and if you need or want it, our skilled SSD benefits attorneys can help you get that care.
Here to Guide You Through the SSD Claims Process
The conscientious and dedicated team of professionals at Schwartzapfel Partners P.C. know the disability claims process can be discouraging, confusing and overwhelming — especially when you do not know what the rules are. As our client, you'll have a team who knows how the system works, how to talk to federal government employees, and how to properly present the evidence needed to win your claim.
Call our New York law office now to learn more about our 98 percent success rate* involving all types of legal matters and the more than 150 years of combined legal experience we have to offer.
Discuss Qualifying for Disability With Our Lawyers. You Pay No Attorneys Fees Unless We Win.
To learn more about our practice or the medical evaluation process for mental illness, call our office now at 888-801-1914 or contact our New York law firm online. You won't have to pay any lawyer fees unless and until we win your claim and get money and benefits for you.
*Past results don't guarantee a future outcome.








