No. Not if your only disability is addiction.
Social Security pays benefits to people who cannot work because they have a medical condition that is expected to last at least one year or result in death. Although some programs pay benefits to people with partial disability or short-term disability, Social Security does not.
Substance abuse does not qualify as a disability unless it accompanies another serious condition, as outlined in the Social Security Blue Book listing of impairments:
12.09 Substance addiction disorders: Behavioral changes or physical changes associated with the regular use of substances that affect the central nervous system.
The required level of severity for these disorders is met when the requirements in any of the following (A through I) are satisfied.
A. Organic mental disorders. Evaluate under 12.02.
B. Depressive syndrome. Evaluate under 12.04.
C. Anxiety disorders. Evaluate under 12.06.
D. Personality disorders. Evaluate under 12.08.
E. Peripheral neuropathies. Evaluate under 11.14.
F. Liver damage. Evaluate under 5.05.
G. Gastritis. Evaluate under 5.00.
H. Pancreatitis. Evaluate under 5.08.
I. Seizures. Evaluate under 11.02 or 11.03.
Generally, no. Neither drug addiction nor Alcoholism are classified as disabilities under SSA guidelines unless they are accompanied by another qualifying condition.
Under Title II federal law, drug addiction and alcoholism are treated differently than other disabilities. According to 42 U.S.C. §423(d)(2)(C), if a medical condition is caused or aggravated by addiction:
"(C) An individual shall not be considered to be disabled for purposes of this title if alcoholism or drug addiction would (but for this subparagraph) be a contributing factor material to the Commissioner's determination that the individual is disabled."
While drug addiction and alcoholism are both disabling, as of 1996, federal law prohibits SSA from granting disability to anyone whose primary disability is a substance abuse disorder, or to anyone whose disabling condition would not meet the test for severity if the person stopped drinking or using drugs.
Once substance abuse has created irreversible damage that is not expected to improve if the person stops abusing, the condition becomes eligible for disability coverage if it prevents the person from engaging in Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA). SGA is often defined as being able to work full-time, but the SSA places a low ceiling of $1,000 per month (or $1,640, if blind) on wages considered evidence of SGA.
Conditions that may be approved with co-occurringsubstance-abuse problems, if they meet the SSA guidelines for severity include: "organic mental disorder, gastritis, seizures, liver damage, peripheral neuropathies, depression, anxiety, pancreatitis, or personality disorders."
Collecting Social Security would not interfere with your compensation disability
can you collect social security disability due to 2 knee repalcements
Yes you can. However if your collecting disability benefits from a LTD then they will most likely kick you off once you start receiving your SSDI benefits. However, if you trying to get on SSI, which is income based, you wont be able to collect both.
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This assumes that you are referring to a private disability policy. Most such policies terminate benefits at age 65, as it is then that the insured would be entitled to Social Security benefits.
No, to receive social security disability you must be considered disabled under the social security's listing of impairments.
No, to collect social security disability you must not be able to work any job in the national economy.
no
can a person collect social security benefits and at the same time is also receiving disability benefits from being an employee of the Veterans administration Hospital
no, i used it.
You collect disability only if you show that you are unable to perform work, not that you worked as long as you have. If you worked eight years and there are justifiable reasons for quitting, as determined by your state's employment security office then you might be eligible for unemployment benefits. This has nothing to do with the Social Security you are presently receiving.
Short term disability will pay benefits for a defined period of time, provided you are unable to work due to medical reasons.Social Security Disability will cover you if you are permanently disabled. You can collect both. Your private coverage may offset the SSD benefit.