The disability legal professionals at Parmele Law Firm have represented many claims for disability that were obviously eligible for approval but still denied by the Social Security Administration. Claimants do not always understand the reasoning behind the claim by the SSA that an applicant is still able to work despite a medical issue. The government disability agency follows a consistent protocol in approving disability claims that evaluates all medical evidence provided, including testimony from claimant doctors regarding a particular medical claim, and then rules on the documentation and doctor responses. Many times the initial documentation will not place the applicant squarely in a disability category with respect to a particular acceptable medical disability, which will then require an appeal hearing. The possibility of a hearing is why you need experienced and effective representation by a professional Social Security lawyer.
Alternate Sedentary Employment for Applicants Under Age 50
What many applicants do not realize is their request for benefits is actually a claim that they cannot maintain substantive gainful employment because of medical issues. Termed as SGE by the Social Security Administration, claimants under the age of 50 are reviewed based on what work they can still perform aside from the type of employment that have traditionally maintained. Claimants under age 50 will have a more difficult time being approved for disability based on a physical medical issue. Mental and emotional issues are also viewed as valid disability claims by the agency, and many times younger claimants will win their claim based on this condition. Emotional disorder symptoms can include inability to think rationally on the job, which is a requirement for any employment. The claim by the SSA is often that the claimant can still work in a sitting position or perform work of very little physical input, but mental and emotional issues constitute total disability.
Alternate Sedentary Employment for Applicants Over Age 50
The rules used by the SSA regarding claim approval for applicants over age 50 change increasingly with respect to alternate work potential when the applicant has traditionally worked in manual labor positions, such as construction. Those with sedentary work careers may find it more difficult to win a claim until the age of 55, which is the age limit SSA uses for ruling a claimant cannot transfer to a different job successfully under any circumstance. It is assumed by the agency that adaptation to any new job will be unattainable for claimants over 55. However, filing a claim on a single medical issue can still be problematic enough to require an experienced attorney in many cases. The sedentary work rule is not always automatic without multiple medical issues.
Anyone with a potentially deniable disability claim in Missouri, Kansas, or Illinois should contact the Parmele Law Firm at (855) 727-6353 for a free evaluation of your Social Security Disability claim.
