January is cervical cancer awareness month. If you have cervical cancer and can’t work any longer you can apply for Social Security disability benefits. The money from disability benefits can be used to pay for housing, food, utilities, and other living expenses when you’re sick and can’t work.
After you file a claim for disability benefits you may be told that you need to have an FCE or an RFC completed to determine your level of disability. When you file a claim for disability benefits the Social Security Administration uses several different methods of assessing disability to determine whether or not someone is so disabled they can’t work. The FCE, or Functional Capacity Evaluation, is one of the tools commonly used by the SSA.
About 70% of initial claims for disability benefits are denied. With so many denied it’s important to understand why it’s hard to get disability benefits so that an application can be filed for SSD that is more likely to be accepted than denied.
It can be challenging applying for disability benefits. There are many ways that a disability lawyer can help you with your application to the Social Security Administration (SSA).
If you have a mental health disorder that significantly affects your ability to work and you have worked in the past you can apply for Social Security disability benefits. Applying for disability benefits for a mental health condition is just apply for benefits with a physical health condition.
