2012, doctor wrote medical reports, saying i could not work. acute pancrititus, migrains, IBS. i was fired. no job since. im 55. can i get ss dis?

Will I get ss disability? in 2012 my bad health started. IBS, acute pancrititus, severe migrains, depression. my doctor wrote reports detailing my health problems and saying medical opinion was it was very hard if not impossible for me to work. i was fired. i sued employer for unjustified firing. they settle and paid me $80,000. i called my local ss office and asked if i could get any type of disability. i was 49 yrs old at that time. i was told that i was too young to qualify even if i had terrible health and could not work. my wife and i moved to the philippines to live with her family. i am now 55, and have no money. a friend told me i should be eligible for ss disability now, but even 6 years ago i should have been told i could get it. my health has never gotten any better. What can i do to get ss disability? thank you. ----eric