SSDI Guidelines by Disability

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To qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), you must have worked and paid into the program (payroll taxes) for five of the last 10 years.

You must also have been disabled before reaching full-retirement age (65-67), and you must meet Social Security's definition of disability. The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a process called sequential evaluation to determine who receives benefits.

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Social Security Disability Impairment Criteria
AIDS	Hematologic Disorders (Blood Diseases)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) / Lou Gehrig's Disease	Immune Disorders
Arthritis	Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Asthma	Muscular Dystrophy
Bipolar Disorder	Myasthenia Gravis
Cancer	Organ Transplants
Chronic Liver Disease	Parkinson's Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)	Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
Chronic Pain	Post-Polio Syndrome
Depression	Skin Disorders
Diabetes	Sleep Disorders
Epilepsy	Spinal Disorders
Fibromyalgia	Stroke
Heart Disease

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