Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability, Ninth Edition

by David A. Morton III M.D. (Author)

Qualify for Social Security disability benefits, quickly and easily

This comprehensive and compassionate book covers both SSDI and SSI, shows you how to prove a disability, and explains how your age, education, and work experience affect your chances. Parents will find special information about benefits available to children with a disability.

Learn how to:
find the disability criteria for your medical condition
prove the severity of your disability
appeal if you’re denied benefits
work part time while keeping your benefits
prepare for a Continuing Disability Review
and more.
Plus, this book is packed with filled-in samples of all the forms you’ll need, including the SSDI and SSI disability applications.

This edition covers recent major changes, including:
updated disability listings for over 65 medical conditions
new rules concerning hearings and evidence, and
changes in how Social Security considers evidence from treating doctors and other medical providers.

About the Author
David A. Morton has degrees in psychology (B.A.) and medicine (M.D.). For 14 years, he was a disability determination consultant for the Social Security Administration, serving as chief medical consultant for eight years. In his capacity as chief medical consultant, Dr. Morton hired, trained, supervised and evaluated the work of medical doctors and clinical psychologists, and made thousands of disability determinations for both adults and children. Dr. Morton has authored several books on Social Security disability for attorneys and judges.

Review
"A thorough analysis and discussion of the requirements to qualify for Social Security disability benefits." The Wall Street Journal

"Guides applicants and recipients through one of the world's largest bureaucracies." Reference & Research Book News

"Morton presents readers with the eighth edition of his step-by-step guide to navigating the world of long-term or permanent Social Security disability. The author covers the qualifying of medical conditions, the applications for Social Security Disability Insurance and Social Security Insurance benefits, the estimation of monthly expenses, requesting and winning appeals and hearings, and a wide variety of other related subjects over the course of the book. Morton was a consultant the Social Security Administration and has authored many books on Social Security disability for use by legal professionals." Eithne O'Leyne Editor, ProtoView

"Now in a fully updated and expanded ninth edition, "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits" is a comprehensive and compassionate instructional reference and guide that covers both SSDI and SSI, showing the non-specialist general reader how to prove a disability, and explains how age, education, and work experience affect an applicant's chances. Parents will find special information about benefits available to children with a disability. "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits" shows how to: Find the disability criteria for a medical condition; Prove the severity of a disability; Appeal if denied benefits; Work part time while keeping benefits; Prepare for a Continuing Disability Review; and so much more. Plus, this new edition of "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits" is packed with filled-in samples of all the forms you'll need, including the SSDI and SSI disability applications. This edition also covers recent major changes, including: Updated disability listings for over 65 medical conditions; New rules concerning hearings and evidence; Changes in how Social Security considers evidence from treating doctors and other medical providers. Thoroughly and impressively 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits" is unreservedly recommended for personal, community and academic library Social Security reference collections." The Midwest Book Review