Disability Benefits for Inability to Stand or Walk for Long Periods of TimePosted by Christopherle on May 13th, 2021
One of the ways the Social Security Administration (SSA) determines whether you qualify for disability benefits is by assessing your work-related limitations and restrictions. SSA does this by having you complete a residual functional capacity (RFC) assessment. An RFC is a detailed report that discusses your work-related limitations and restrictions that result from your medical impairment and diagnosis. The purpose of the RFC is to determine the most you can do on a regular and continual basis. One of the ways the Social Security Administration (SSA) determines whether you qualify for disability benefits is by assessing your work-related limitations and restrictions. SSA does this by having you complete a residual functional capacity (RFC) assessment. An RFC is a detailed report that discusses your work-related limitations and restrictions that result from your medical impairment and diagnosis. The purpose of the RFC is to determine the most you can do on a regular and continual basis. The following is a list of categories SSA uses to qualify your work-related limitations:
To qualify for social security disability, you must prove to SSA that you are not capable of doing even a sedentary job. The inability or extreme difficulty to stand or walk for long periods of time is one of the limitations that SSA accepts as a preclusion of sedentary type work. Because even sedentary level of work requires some walking so if you can prove a total inability to stand or walk, you may have a good chance of getting approved for disability . However, just know that sometimes it isn’t that easy as and you may have to meet other criteria to get your disability case approved. That’s why it’s best to consult with an experienced lawyer that can help you through the process. Like it? Share it!More by this author |