What types of medical problems qualify for Social Security disability payments?
If you’re disabled or too sick to work, you may be eligible to collect disability payments from the Social Security Administration regardless of your age. The list of health problems the SSA considers serious enough to trigger disability payments is relatively short. It includes heart disease, emphysema, cancer, stroke, paralysis, loss of a limb and kidney failure. You may also be eligible to collect SSA disability payments if you lose some or all of your sight, suffer from chronic arthritis, are mentally retarded, chronically obese, have multiple personalities or are schizophrenic. Those who suffer from AIDS or are HIV-positive may also qualify. Other medical problems may also qualify you to receive SSA disability payments. The decision to award payments will be made by your state’s Disability Determination Service. You would be well advised to use an attorney to file such claims due to the complexity and legal nature of the procedure.
