How To Apply You can apply for Disability benefits online, or if you are unable to complete the application online, you can apply by calling our toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213, between 8:00 a.m. …

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or “Disability” provides monthly payments to people who have a disability that stops or limits their ability to work.

To decide whether you have a disability, we will use a 5-step process. Listed below are frequently asked questions about steps 4 and 5 of the process. We'll need to find out about your past work to decide if …

Health changes Disability, injury, or illness Staying at a medical facility Need help managing money

An Adult Disability Report that collects more details about your illnesses, injuries or conditions, and your work history; Medical evidence already in your possession.

Most Social Security disability claims are initially processed through a network of local Social Security Administration (SSA) field offices and State agencies (usually called Disability Determination …

If we find that you are disabled and there is medical evidence in your case record establishing that you have a substance use disorder, we will determine whether your substance use disorder is a …

Social Security offers an online disability application you can complete at your convenience. Apply from the comfort of your home or any location at a time most convenient for you.

Disability You have a condition and expect it to affect your ability to work for a year or more or will result in death. Survivor Your spouse or ex-spouse worked and paid Social Security taxes before they died. …

The disorder that we evaluate in this category may be described in the evidence as intellectual disability, intellectual developmental disorder, or historically used terms such as “mental retardation.”