Philadelphia Social Security Disability Law Blog

When the Social Security Administration evaluates an applicant's claim of disability, it looks for whether that applicant may be able to do work in their general field of experience or other possible employment paths. Depending on an applicant's type of amputation, their loss may allow them to qualify for disability benefits. This post will discuss how amputation may qualify a Pennsylvania resident for disability benefits, but as always, readers are reminded that their disability benefits' claims will be reviewed by the Social Security Administration on a case-by-case basis.

One type of amputation that may qualify a person for disability benefits is hand amputation. If a person needs their hands removed, then it is possible for them to be approved for Social Security Disability benefits. Additionally, hemipelvectomy or hip disarticulation can also qualify individuals for help under the disability benefits program.

Securing disability benefits from the Social Security Administration is an important part of maintaining one's self-sufficiency in the world. Philadelphia residents receive these benefits based on a number of different disabling conditions and ailments that affect their mental and physical capacities to work. In order to secure these benefits, though, individuals must apply for them and in their applications must provide the Social Security Administration with evidence of their disabilities.

Evidence is proof and there are a number of different types of evidence that applicants can submit to demonstrate their disabilities. First, they can submit medical documentation of their disability, and that documentation should show both the presence of the disability and the severity of the disability affecting the applicant. Medical documentation can be provided by the applicant's doctors for the purposes of securing disability benefits.

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can vary in severity and duration of impact on victims. While some Pennsylvanians who suffer TBIs may not qualify for disability benefits under the Social Security Administration's requirements for the disability, others may be able to secure financial support due to the significant and long-lasting problems their TBIs impose upon them. This post will discuss what may constitute TBI and how a person may qualify for disability benefits. But, it does not provide any legal or medical advice on these topics.

According to the Mayo Clinic, a TBI occurs when the head suffers trauma and the brain cells are affected. A jolt or impact can cause TBI, as can penetration of an object into the brain. While some TBIs will resolve on their own, others can impose permanent disabilities upon those who suffer from them.

Individuals who are eligible for or receiving Social Security Disability benefits for illnesses and injuries that prevent them from working can, in many cases, maintain their benefits, if they live outside of the country. This post will generally discuss what it means to live abroad, some of the geographic restrictions that the Social Security Administration places on payments and other issues Pennsylvanians may encounter if they leave the United States while receiving disability benefits.

Living outside of the United States includes living outside of the fifty states as well as outside of territories held by the United States, including, but limited to, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Traveling abroad is not enough to deem someone living abroad. Generally, a person must reside outside of the United States for 30-straight days to be considered living abroad.