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When You’re Over 50, Special Rules Can Help You Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits

Maybe you’ve applied for Social Security Disability benefits in the past, but you got turned down. You’re struggling hard to support yourself and your family while you can’t work because of health problems.

When you reach age 50 or above, the system changes in your favor.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) looks at your application differently at this age.

Your age now plays a bigger role in the way the SSA decides whether you qualify for benefits. It can help you win the monthly disability checks you need to bring stability to your life.

For help navigating the Social Security Disability rules for people over 50, call the experienced disability lawyers at The Morgan Law Firm.

Why Social Security Disability Gets Easier Over 50

These are the basic requirements for winning Social Security Disability benefits:

You can’t continue in your most recent work because of health problems.
You can’t switch to another kind of job.
Your medical condition will last at least a year.

It’s the second point that works differently for you when you’re over 50.

At 50 and up, Social Security considers it harder for you to switch to other jobs because of your age. Now, you don’t have to do as much to prove your medical condition makes it impossible for you to perform different kinds of work.

This increases your likelihood of winning benefits.

If you’re not sure of your chances, it costs you nothing to talk to the team at The Morgan Law Firmfor an evaluation of your claim.

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What’s Your Disability Age Group?

When you’re trying to win disability benefits, Social Security puts you into one of these groups:

Younger Person, age 18-49: Social Security considers you likely to be able to re-train and handle a new position.
Closely approaching advanced age, 50-54: Now Social Security thinks your age significantly affects your ability to do different jobs from what you did in the past.
Advanced age, 55+: The SSA gets even easier on you in deciding whether you should get a different job—or get benefits.

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with Your Claim

No matter your age, the process of qualifying for disability benefits can be time-consuming and confusing. Most people are denied and have to start a complicated appeal.

But you don’t have to do it alone. Work with a law firm that focuses entirely on helping people like you win benefits.

At The Morgan Law Firm, our attorneys pay personal attention to your claim and your needs.

You pay no attorney fee until you win.

And we’re a local disability law firm, working every day to help people in South Bend, Elkhart, Mishawaka, Goshen, Michigan City, Niles, Benton Harbor and the rest of Michiana get the disability benefits they deserve.

You’ve worked hard for what you have. If health problems are keeping you from holding a job, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits can make a difference.

Contact The Morgan Law Firm today.

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When You’re Over 50, Special Rules Can Help You Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits

Why Social Security Disability Gets Easier Over 50

What’s Your Disability Age Group?