Getting Medical Treatment to Get Social Security Disability
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Obtaining Social Security disability benefits for a person under the age of 50 is not impossible, but it is much more difficult then it would be for someone over 50, who is considered an older individual. For those that are younger than 50, obtaining disability benefits is dependant on their ability to prove that there is no work they are currently able to do. For somebody over 50, on the other hand, the only proof they need to provide is that they are no longer able to have the same vocation they did during the last fifteen years. If you do not have medical insurance, Social Security will send you to their doctors. These Social Security doctors are not actually there to treat you, but to examine your case impartially and methodically. The best way to prove your case is to get treatment with your own doctors. These are physicians with real knowledge of your case and experience with your disability.
If, however, you have no access to medical insurance, you have two different options for obtaining care. One of these is the county clinic in your county, and the other is a vocational rehabilitation center. County clinics are there for people who do not have medical insurance. When you first contact these clinics you should not immediately tell them of your medical problems. Why? Because underfunded county clinics often turn away those with complex medical problems, insisting that they do not have enough money to treat you. They may decide to turn you away before you even get to see a doctor. Instead of providing a long medical history, when you speak to a county clinic, simply state that you a person without medical insurance who needs to see a primary physician. Do not tell them anything more. Once you see the actual doctor, then you can tell him/her about all your medical conditions. Often times, they will send you to specialists for your conditions and pay for it.
The Vocational Rehabilitation Program, is a state funded program designed to help people be trained to do some type of work. However, before sending you off for training, this program will check your medical history and have you checked out by doctors associated with the program. They will pay for doctor visits, medications, tests and even surgeries and/or procedures, if warranted. At the end, they will make a determination as to whether they feel you can or cannot work. If at the end of the decision process the program determines you unable to work, they will then send you over to Social Security to apply for benefits. This can help your claim, because the experts in the field of getting you back to work say you cannot. At the same time, you have gotten medical treatment and medications for free. And, if a vocation rehabilitation program does decide that you are fit to work, they will help you find the employment you need. The records from the doctors that vocational rehabilitation sent you to can also be used as evidence in support of your claim for disability benefits.
The truth is, it is incredibly difficult to get Social security disability benefits if you are under 50 unless you have received medical treatment outside of Social Security. Because of this, if you are looking to apply for Social Security disability, it is important to start the process by seeking medical treatment for your condition immediately.
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