Lyme Disease: Filling for Disability SSI or SSDI

The California Lyme Disease Association does a fantastic job in their blogs such Touched by Lyme, Lyme Policy Wonk, etc., here is a great one covering Social Security Disability benefits.  It is only an outline. 

TOUCHED BY LYME: Filing for disability benefits when you have Lyme disease

“If Lyme disease has compromised your ability to earn a living, applying for Social Security disability may become necessary. Having a sense of the legal requirements can help you prepare an application or work with an attorney to present your claim in the best possible light. …

5-PART ANALYSIS

Both SSI and SSDI require the recipient to meet the 5-part Sequential Analysis. The steps in this analysis are as follows:

Step #1: Is the claimant engaged in substantial gainful activity (SGA)?

Step #2: Does the claimant have a severe impairment?

Step #3: Does the impairment meet or equal a listing?

Step #4: Can the claimant perform past relevant work?

Step #5: Can the claimant perform other work?”

Read in full at the California Lyme Disease Association website.