QUESTION
Do you have to be completely unemployed to file for ss disability
Asked on Mar 29th, 2019 on Social Security Disability - Pennsylvania
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My health was run into the ground by prescription drugs for BP by incompetent doctors. I suffered through hell for over a year before I found a doctor that helped me. I have major arthritis issues and don't know how long I will be able to continue working. This were so bad I could not wear shoes or work clothes. I had to start my own small business so I wouldn't be homeless. Now my hands and wrist are being affected and I don't know how long I will be able to continue working. I have no relatives of any kind living. And if I have to give up work completely then I will have no where to go.
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Eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance is based on both having paid into Social Security and, due to a listed illness or its equivalent, being unable to participate in substantial gainful activity (earning more than about $1200/month) for an expected 12 months or having a condition expected to result in death. You can read more at www.ssa.gov.
Answered on Mar 30th, 2019 at 6:11 AM
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