Financial Help for Mental Conditions Social Security Disability benefits don’t just cover physical diseases. If you can’t work, you can get disability income for mental health conditions, too. In fact, about 25% of recipients get benefits because of mental impairments. But sometimes people don’t understand—or don’t believe—your mental health problem, because they can’t see it. Here’s what you need to qualify:
How to Qualify for Benefits with Mental Conditions You can’t just say you have a mental condition that Social Security Disability covers. You have to prove it. The following evidence is important:
A DIAGNOSIS FROM A PSYCHIATRIST OR CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
STATEMENTS FROM PEOPLE WHO KNOW YOU PERSONALLY
RECORDS OF ONGOING TREATMENT FOR YOUR CONDITION
PROOF THAT YOUR CONDITION MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO WORK
Is My Mental Health Condition Covered? Social Security Disability covers many mental health problems. These are some of the most common ones:
ANXIETY
BI-POLAR DISORDER
DEPRESSION
PERSONALITY DISORDERS
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
SCHIZOPHRENIA
Find Someone to Help You Win Benefits Winning Social Security Disability benefits is hard. Most people get denied. Proving you need benefits for a mental impairment comes with its own special challenges. But the attorneys at Nash Disability Law know what to do. We’ve helped more Chicago area people get benefits than any other law firm.
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