The Ritchie Law Firm assists people in Oklahoma in Social Security Disability Claims. A person who is no longer able to perform substantial gainful activity (SGA) is entitled to receive Social Security Disability benefits. The disability may be the result of either a mental or physical disability that is expected to last at least 12 months or to result in death.
Many conditions may give rise to a disability that rises to the level of "disabled" for purposes of qualifying for eligibility to receive Social Security Disability. Asthma, depression, heart condition, arthritis, high blood pressure, ADHD, Fibromyalgia syndrome, Degenerative Disc Disease, and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome are only a few of the conditions which may result in disability.
The principle upon which Social Security is founded is that during a person's life they put money into the system through mandatory wage deduction in the form of a payroll tax and when the person can no longer work you are entitled to receive money from this fund. Social Security benefits include retirement benefits, benefits to disabled people, spouses and dependent children of Social Security Beneficiaries, widows, widowers, and dependent children of a deceased person as well as some other types of benefits.