Older Claimants Enjoy Certain Advantages in Social Security Disability Claims
The specific rules applied by the Social Security Administration to determine eligibility for benefits change with the age of the applicant. In general, the younger you are, the harder it is to establish a right to Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) payments. If you're over 50 years old, however, the medical-vocational disability guidelines shift in your favor. To learn more about the advantages of age in SSDI benefits claims, contact an attorney at Purrazzella & Purrazzella, P.A., in Toms River.
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Our law firm has more than 30 years of experience with the SSDI claims process, and we know how older workers benefit from the different ways that the claimant's age affects eligibility. A set of impairments that would not qualify a younger worker for benefits can often lead to a successful application for claimants over 50. Additional advantages apply for claimants over 55, over 60 and over 64.
The advantage of older applicants holds true whether the claim is based on physical impairments, mental impairments or multiple impairments. Our law firm's SSDI practice has experienced an outstanding record of success on behalf of older disabled workers with chronic or occupational illnesses, incomplete recovery from back or hip surgery, complications of heart disease or multiple sclerosis, or orthopedic problems in the back, neck, wrist, shoulder or knee.
We represent older workers throughout New Jersey who have worked in such physically demanding occupations as:
- Construction and building trades: plumbing, carpentry, roofing, painting or landscaping
- Hotel or restaurant services
- Nursing or hospital work
- Truck driving, cab driving, delivery and similar occupations
- Warehouse work or freight handling
- Child care
- Manufacturing or assembly work
- Food processing
To learn more about our law firm's approach to client service in SSDI claims, contact a lawyer at Purrazzella & Purrazzella in Toms River for a free consultation.
