| If you are considering applying for
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| | Your medical condition must be expected
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| disability it is important to understand
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| | to last for at least twelve months and
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| what Social Security considers to be
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| | prevent you from working. The State will
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| disabled. Here are several questions to
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| | evaluate your disability to decide if you
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| help you decide if your medical condition
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| | meet this requirement.
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| meets Social Security's criteria for
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| | Can You Work?
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| approval.
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| | Your medical condition must prevent from
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| Are You Currently Working?
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| | doing significant work. If you are
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| If you are currently working, even part
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| | unable to do the work you were previously
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| time, and you earn more than $860 per
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| | doing for a twelve month period because
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| month before taxes, Social Security will
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| | of your condition Social Security may
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| not consider you disabled. Social
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| | consider you disabled. If you cannot do
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| Security calls this amount "Significant
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| | the same type of work you were doing
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| Gainful Activity."
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| | previously, is there another job you can
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| Is Your Disability Severe?
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| | do?
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