Over Age 55? A Huge Advantage Applying for Social Security Disability

[@stephaniegreen6888]

Thank you, Mr. Ginsberg! For anyone watching this video- if you need an attorney, CALL HIM!! Yesterday was the first my blood pressure came down since January. Mr. Ginsberg called me, himself, and spoke with me. I was SO grateful, as I have been losing my mind. I've never heard of the Grid System, and was thankful for the website that explained it. Mr. Ginsberg took time out of his day to TALK to me- I had contacted 3 other attorneys who simply said they couldn't help or just never returned the call. I TRULY appreciated his kindness and humanity, which is very much in short supply these days. ❤

[@ssdattorney]

_Agreed!_

[@ssdattorney]

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[@stephaniegreen6888]

@@ssdattorney Thank you, Mr. Ginsberg. I heard today from the state disability determination office- apparently, someone was not doing her job. The new adjudicator assured me his SSDI WILL be reinstated. I also received an email from your office, so if there are ANY more problems, I will definitely be calling. Thank you!!!

[@liammorgan2155]

I am almost 59. I had a massive heart attack almost a year ago. Three stents at the time, another one month later and then a fifth stent six months later. I just retired early from my job because I couldn’t do it anymore without chest pain. I have 100% permanent disability with the VA. So I now plan to apply for SSDI.

[@michaelhale4041]

Thank you for the info. Drawing ssdi at this moment and in 52 about to be 53. Thank you for the information.

[@ssdattorney]

My pleasure.

[@lilypooish]

I found this video very hopeful. I am 61 and have just filed for disability. I have worked for the same company for 30 years. I have underwent spinal fusion in 2017, and have been on work disability since 8/1/2023 for total right knee replacement. I did have a sitting standing desk type job until they eliminated my position, and they put me back to the factory floor doing production work. I went back to work on 1/8/2024 and only lasted till 2/2. I bulged a disk because I could not push and pull the 200lb rack I was required to work with. I could not bend over to pick up pipe i worked with. I cannot stand for more than an hour before the pain is too hard to deal with. This was the easiest job in the factory. They do not have light duty positions where I work. My orthor doctor has since pulled me back out till 6/3/2024 to give my knee more time to heal. I do have an old associates degree, 1990, but I can no longer sit for long before my arms get pins and needles and I can no longer stand for more than an hour before my legs and feet get pins and needles. Do you think I have a chance? Karen B

[@golferpro1241]

Yes. HireJonathan

[@jcladyrx]

Thanks for your prompt response. Anytime I hear someone that’s confused about applying I always share your link.❤❤❤

[@Trish-j2y]

59, just got denied. ICU nurse, can’t move my left arm. Jeez. Getting bitter.

[@jeniferschultz1804]

I'm about to turn 61 next month ,I never dreamed that I would be applying for ssi at this age

[@ssdattorney]

Most people don't. You are not alone.

[@staxoffunk1863]

SSI OR SSDI different programs

[@keithrodrigues7508]

I'm 61 2 open surgerys 3 valves etc etc...I just got SSI and 3 years back and at 62 I'll get my SSA and be happy,I hope !

[@frankiegee5260]

@@jeniferschultz1804 Me too and I am 58 years old.

[@MichaelWarren-lm4fn]

@@staxoffunk1863 yes SSI is

[@mom2huskies]

I was denied at 59. I have mobility issues plus a history of cancer. I have an Associates degree and have worked customer service/desk jobs but it is getting harder to find permanent employment. It is getting harder for me to multi-task.

[@ssdattorney]

On what basis did they deny you? You must have drawn a very low approval judge.

[@mom2huskies]

@@ssdattorney Thanks for responding. My denial letter said that my health issues would not prevent me from working a sedentary job/remote job.

[@deniecemack3712]

​@@mom2huskiesOMG....That is Crazy 😲 I often wonder, where these Judges come from, are they NOT HUMAN? Are they just programmed to deny? 😡 Obviously they do not take people's medical conditions or read their medical records!!! What if this was their loved ones?? I hope you have a good Attorney to fight for you. I pray you get a new Appeal and WIN 🙏🏾 Good Luck & Have Faith 🤗

[@mom2huskies]

@@deniecemack3712 Thank you. Sometimes it is the luck of the draw. I would have thought I would qualify for SSDI since I have worked since I was 15. I am going to try to appeal and hopefully something will happen. I hope things work out for you too.

[@golferpro1241]

@@mom2huskiesDid you have an attorney? Did you go to the doctor and get the necessary tests?

[@Timothy-vy3ob]

Thank you lord forever blessing me love you forever amen

[@rmaria517]

Thank you for this info.😊

[@ssdattorney]

_You bet Maria!_

[@MarySimmons-v2v]

Thk you Mr Ginsberg, love all your videos 🎉❤😅

[@kayp4601]

Grid rules. In a lot of cases, you only need a light RFC at age 55. That catch is that if you have light or sedentary work in your past 15 years, SSA can still deny you saying you can do your past work. For example, an accountant might have a problem since their past work is sedentary. This is where having a moderate mental RFC can help you. A moderate mental will eliminate all skilled and semi skilled work such as accounting work.

[@89PWRRAM]

This is not true. You can still be found disabled for physical issues if you worked a sedentary job only. If the accountant has hand and wrist issues possibly from her long career of sedentary work she could still be found disabled if she can no longer do that past relevant work. Also she could have back problems and or knee problems that will not let her sit for a length of time to be able to do SGA. Anything can happen during everyday life. Even to a office worker. A car accident could mess her up and make her disabled enough that she can no longer do office work.

[@victorjohnson7512]

I just filed for SSDI at age 59. I have several medical conditions that made it too painful to work any longer. I was a truck driver for the last 15 years but it was agonizing. Hurts to stand, walk or even sit. I'm on my back 18 hours a day now.

[@stevenhoward-x7f]

thanks for the video . I just file for social security disability yesterday. I have been seeing a pain management doctor and neurosurgeon for the last three yrs now. I been getting steroid shots in my back for sciatica. pain running down my leg and lower back. I have try physical therapy. seems it's not doing anything .So my nerosurgeon told me last week i need spinal fusion surgery 3l 4l 5l. on feb 27 2024.i just want to say thank for all your video big help. steve.

[@ssdattorney]

_Most Welcome Steve!_

[@FrankJones-v7h]

I've been a laborer all my life with a high school diploma. Construction, Trucks, Warehouse, Stocking etc. A combat veteran also, been blown up. My back and knees are shot out now and I live in pain. Small tasks are now difficult. I also suffer from ptsd and paranoia that takes over my mind. Can get plenty of letters from co worker's about how I'm a mental case. I've been homeless off and on for many years now. I just didn't have any choice or die and have been losing jobs for years now. I'm over 55 now and am mystified when it comes to paperwork or this proceedings lawyer stuff no matter how much I study it online I'll be sure to screw it up on my own. If I get ahold of you officially do you think you might take on my case?

[@jeniferschultz1804]

Due to my physical disabilities I had to resign from my full time good paying job to apply for ssdi then got denied, 5 moths later I got a job for 3 hours a day ,it is split to 1.5 in the morning and 1.5 in the afternoon and I cannot stand more then 10 minutes at a time due to many spine problems that are very painful and I cannot stand straight up anymore I have to lean forward because of the pain that shoots down my legs, my cervical and thoracic and lumbar all have problems as well as artists, oh man it's so debilitating ,it hurts to try and carry a gallon of milk ,it send pain through me ,so I would rather be working a full time job making good money then to suffer these disabilities and pain

[@quinnrivera5075]

I just turned 54 today. Have been out of work for 18 months. One bad shoulder from work injury. Still have ongoing workmen’s comp case. Now my other shoulder is shot. And I’m gonna see an orthopedic surgeon next month. Pretty sure I need surgery on that as well. If I apply soon I assume my case wouldn’t be looked at until 2025 when I will be 55. I have been a carpenter and a stationary engineer my whole working life. Have a GED education. Would I be a good candidate to file?

[@eladmitchell752]

im 58 spondylolisthesis, stenosis, arthrosis, ddd,radiculopathy, neuropathy, sciatica, nerve root impingement, diabetes, ptsd with major depression, just had my sych evaluation jan 19th,lawyer is going on grid rules and original onset date,was denied 2 times until i hired a lawyer,the ssa blew the dust off my paper work,now im waiting hoping on a favorable decision, god bless

[@deniecemack3712]

You have all that going on with your body, and they STILL denied you 😲 Absolutely ridiculous. What are these people on? Surly they can not be reviewing your medical records thoroughly? I hope and pray you get a Favourable decision. Good Luck to you 🙏🏾 They just denied me in Reconsideration Appeal. I filed in 2021 and haven't worked since 2020 and all my savings are depleted 😭

[@eladmitchell752]

@deniecemack3712 absolutely they dont care!u have be dead,they want u to give up but ill never,i worked 30 plus years paying into the system,i have 3 major impairments,i hired a lawyer after my deniel,so we will see what happen

[@deniecemack3712]

​@@eladmitchell752I hope & pray you get a Favourable decision. It is so heartbreaking, you work so hard, put into the system and now you want something back, they deny you 🥺 you have people, that milk & fraud the system everyday, and genuine, honest people cannot get what they deserve. It really sucks 😢 I've go so many medical issues, I've lost count. I'm praying my Appeal Hearing has a Favourable outcome 🙏🏾 Trust me, if I could work I would. God knows SSDI could not pay me what I was making, but it is something at least, and I would be grateful for it. The STRUGGLE IS REAL 💯 ✊🏾Good Luck to you & God Bless. It's a long road, but have Faith...We have to win. Positive vibes to the Universe, and speak positively over your LIFE and into the Atmosphere 🙏🏾

[@lifeinmyemptynest]

Thank you, very helpful information

[@SuperTexasking]

I’ll be 56 soon . Been driving truck cross counter for 35 years . Had hip replacement last year. Can’t driver for time any more . Do I qualify for SSDI.

[@strengthcare2030]

Hi Mr. Ginsberg. I received a letter stating that I was going to have a CDR done, but after answering the questions on the short form, I was informed by ssa they do not need to review my case at this time and won't be contacting my doctors. Thanks for the educations.

[@SugerMen-m9r]

I already have been getting access up before I got SSI for 20 years until I went to TC in 2005

[@michaelmclaughlin9937]

Hello I'm a long time follower of your videos. I am receiving ss disability from when I turned 50. I have never had my case questioned. I am 57 now. Is it safe to say my case will never be reviewed?

[@ssdattorney]

I would never say "never" but the odds of a review and termination are very low (in my opinion).

[@michaelmclaughlin9937]

Thank you for response. Very much appreciated. I'm trying to cut back on doctors visits and trying a more holistic approach to treatments.

[@peggynorton5145]

I was told you always get denied the first time you apply. Then hire an attorney. Mine got a third of my back pay as his fee. If i was turned down again, no fee. I was awarded my ssdi and back pay within 6 weeks of my court date.

[@The.Good.News.]

I recently just got my disability approved, but when I looked at what my benefit is and the reason for my approval, it is not for what I intentionally filed for in the first place. I am blind in my right eye and only have 5% of my optic nerve in my left, but when they okayed my disability they put it under depression, pay me the least amount I can get. Who, or where, do I turn to to get this injustice corrected. My benefit is only about 40% of what my previous income was. And now they are paying me on a low end for depression instead of for blind/low vision. I have 47 years of work experience documented.

[@showmeyourdaleel6568]

I am 55 and I was denied with a light RFC. The judge said I could still do my previous work as a computer programmer. I was a step 4 denial.

[@ssdattorney]

I have seen a few denials like that. I still think that the odds are in your favor if you are over 55. One thing to consider - is the DOT title for computer programmer consistent with what computer programmers do today. More and more appeals arise from inconsistencies in the DOT and real life.

[@showmeyourdaleel6568]

@@ssdattorney my attorney gave me the option to refile or the name of another attorney to file an appeal after the hearing

[@cheeriog9394]

Thank you for providing this valuable information.

[@jeniferschultz1804]

I did apply for ssi through national disability, lawyers are in Boston Massachusetts and I'm in Texas

[@jcladyrx]

Thank u. Reason I asked because I get both. Someone had mentioned that after a while it would become one.

[@ssdattorney]

No if you are getting both (presumably because your SSDI amount is lower than SSI) they will not "combine" in the future. When you reach retirement age, however, you will get only one check.

[@truespirit]

Do 55+ 100% VA P&T disabled applicants breeze through, or is it still rough on them as well?

[@mannshambles7006]

I hope I can get help from Mr. Ginsberg. Unfortunately the free case evaluation at his website wouldn't send. I will continue to try to reach out. Thank you for the video and the information.

[@mercedesgrimaldi581]

Thank you for all the info. I am 64 years old. Applied in Oct 2023. I have spinal issues. Lost my job in 2022 and early retired. Started a part time job but had to quit because of my condition. Condition has gotten worse. Do I need to submit med records? I have new doctors?

[@Madden-gp8vh]

How to you apply using grid rules. like your initial application

[@ssdattorney]

Start here: ssdanswers.com/contact/

[@MrsCheesetoon84]

I'm 52 with primary bilateral lymphedema. Should I file now, or wait until 55?

[@billygoat5468]

Im 44 Year's old and I have mental health issues PTSD and bipolar depression anxiety im working at the moment i used to be on SSDI i don't have much of a education i have a learning disability and im thinking about getting back on SSDI i don't have no social worker to help me how do I go about doing that cause my problems are getting worse my mental state now it's my health issues as well

[@ceealston117]

Hello.i just turned 64 this month and am single I was awarded SSI at age 59. An acquaintance said I would lose it and/or it would be reduced when I turn 65. I am not working. I do crafts and occasionally sell them. I am afraid to do it more for fear she may be jealous and tell Social Security that I can do crafting work. What is true. Thanks.

[@terrygates5064]

I'm 57 now on SSDI under CDR right now

[@outfishu4863]

So they will deny A person with A reduced range of light work who can't do any past work with A high school diploma with no transferrable skills at age 52 but at 55 A person with this RFC would Grid out and be found disabled. So why would SSA not approve such A person? The time that it takes for all of the appeals they would be close to age 55 so why not approve them at 52?

[@brocklanders6969]

A reduced range of light work isn't sedentary. Between 50 and 54, you need to be limited to sedentary to Grid out, unless your past work includes sedentary. If you can return to any past work at sedentary, then not disabled.

[@Logansrunn1701]

HI, I'm getting my retirement since I tuned 65.4 yrs. I'm now 68 years old, now last year I was diagnosed with stage 3 liver Cancer. This year Jan. 2024 I have been upgraded to stage IV Mastic Cancer incurable. and doing chemotherapy every week, with a life span of 12 months. What are my possibility of getting disability and how much more would that be? Thanks PS. I have BlueCross Blue Shield, WellCare, Medicare A&B

[@rosapicos4185]

Hi! Sad situation you're going through, but I think once you're retired you don't get disability.... I might be wrong. Hopefully the attorney gets to your question.

[@vincentfreeman4808]

Does your primary care physician decide when or if it's time for you to quit working or is that a decision that can be made by the individual? Also, if a person gave notice to their employer before they quit and seek ssdi, would it help or hurt your case?

[@thomasjensen6243]

Do those same rules also make it easier to keep your benefits during a disability review? I was found disabled 5 years ago and the judge put me on a review of every 5-7 years. I'm 57 years old now and expecting a review to pop up anytime now.

[@ssdattorney]

Yes.

[@saultstuds]

Q. How indept do they watch your bank account? Like deposits or withdrawals?

[@saultstuds]

Or do they just watch the amounts?

[@ssdattorney]

SSA does not monitor your bank accounts. If you have an SSI case and they want to determine assets they may ask you for copies of bank statements. But there is no on-going monitoring.

[@Easeldiesel-n7e]

So situational depression is considered a disability? I was told that my mental health wasn't severe enough by disability determination when I have been getting treatment for years with a mental health specialist. It comes from my back pain and lumbar radiculopathy. I can't work with conditions and have MRI results to show it. Apparently it's because I'm not over age 55 that's why I get treated this way. I even have some arthritis and mild spinal stenosis that was on the last MRI I got 2 weeks ago.

[@teresaortenzio2594]

How do I get help from you. What do I do

[@mikenevarez2125]

Is it true if your way below poverty level that you can collect partial of your ssdi concurrent with ssdi.

[@BigE-qx1jb]

How about 52 yrs old? Will having physical and mental problems make it easier to apply?

[@leapnlarry]

Does it work in reverse, someone with a congnitive disability, can do physical work but cant do intellectual work anymore, when they have a college education and did non-physical work you whole career?

[@ssdattorney]

If you look at the grid rules for light (gridrules.net/light-grids/), you can get approved if you limited to light but have limited education or no transferrable skills. If you have no physical limitations at all then the grid rules won't help you. You would have to argue for disability under a functional capacity theory.

[@paulmac3529]

How does the SSA weigh evidence? Example ...applicant over 60, meets a grid rule, have at least 2 listing level impairmemnts..... However has a well documented alcohol use problem. Thats always'the elephant in the room' no one wants to discuss. So, how does the SSA adjudacators process what has more weight?

[@julliannagomez3266]

How about Narcolepsy

[@ronedwards5413]

HI. I CALLED YOUR OFFICE..... I AM IN GA. MADELINE IS AMAZING..... I NEED TO KNOW PLEASE......... DIRECT EXPRESS IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET FOR 2 WEEKS. I DROPPED THEM THEY PUT ME THROUGH YOU HAVE NO IDEA. SOCIAL SECURITY SAID THEY HAVE TO RELEASE MY FUNDS AND SONS IS THIS CORRECT

[@alexdinero8284]

Hi Social Security Disability Channel This is from an attorney's website "Can You Apply for Social Security Disability After Retirement? If you file for early retirement benefits between ages 62 and 65 and then you become disabled, yes, you can apply for SSDI benefits. If the SSA approves you, the agency will switch your payments from retirement benefits to disability benefits (since you can't receive Social Security and disability at the same time)." Is this correct?

[@brocklanders6969]

Correct.

[@alexdinero8284]

@@brocklanders6969 thanks

[@timothystacks7284]

What about a man my age at 57 years old in great phicail shape but I'm Leagley blind left eye is blind my right eye is 2200 vision I applied January 29 this year.

[@joannemiller5703]

Does age 54 vs age 55 really make that much of a difference?

[@lucindaroses7400]

I’m 59 and have been fighting for disability for about 5 1/2 years. I have been systematically denied at every level of appeal despite thousands of pages of medical records to prove my disabilities.

[@frankiegee5260]

You may need to switch attorneys.

[@reginaneiswender8536]

I thought the grid rules apply to people 50 and older!? Now it's 55???

[@jcladyrx]

Hello , I wanted to ask how long does it take for ssi to change to ssdi?

[@ssdattorney]

It doesn't. You are eligible for SSDI if you have worked and paid into the system. Receiving SSI does not generate work credits.

[@kerryberry4201]

whai if you are 55 and two months?

[@vickierobbins]

Hi, my name is vickie I’m 75 years old and I’m very upset that I’m only getting $190 on my SSI on the first of each month and I would like my full benefits that I so deserve immigrants get 10,000 on EBT cards five star hotels what’s wrong with this picture? I’ve been here in California all of my life and worked all of my life and IRS has taken my money from me for nine years. I want my, Ssi back and 2500 a month is my retirement but they took it all away from me. How can I get it back and win check out for

[@SugerMen-m9r]

i’m 55 years old 60. IQ. But I was wet so you be talking about some good things but I haven’t been proof since last several times. I’m waiting on another approval now.

[@golferpro1241]

If I can give one good piece of advice…hire Jonathan or similar attorney whose only job is SSDI or SSI. They know what you need to win. Going on your own is foolish and then an attorney hired after has to try to clean up your mistakes. Good luck

[@dorisbrinkerhoff8124]

the rules desperately need to be updated . the money needs to be raised .

[@SugerMen-m9r]

I only have IQ that’s 60 I’ve been getting SSI of my life they cut it off when I went to the pen for five years

[@whydotheathensrage]

ALJ says i dont visit the doctor enough, not that there is anything they can actually do for me. But i cant afford the 50 dollar co-pay every time i have pain which is every day all day. Is not being able to afford the insurance co-pay a potential defense as to why i do not cry to the dr about pain every week ?

[@ssdattorney]

I see this issue all the time - if you can't work you won't have money to pay for doctor's visits or insurance, but when you get to a hearing the judge denies you because you have not been to the doctor.

[@whydotheathensrage]

@@ssdattorney not only that, real men tend not to go crying to their doctor, they live with it, because that’s the only option sometimes. Surgery only accomplishes so much.

[@whydotheathensrage]

@@ssdattorney right, i had all hell break loose in a compressed amount of time, multiple serious medical issues, in that time, the ALJ, asks why i didnt go for knee physical therapy - where do they find these ALJ's !??

[@Madden-gp8vh]

Compassionate Allowance ?? Approval ? 55, long history of back issues, copd, migraines . Diagnosed with stage 3 anal cancer . went through chemo radiation. cancer returned in lymph node and had surgery. cancer back again and having another surgery.

[@em5941]

Hi, thank you so much for your advice. I have a question, I have not worked for the past 5 years but I do have my full 40 work credits. I am 59 years old with an old back injury and many other health conditions. Is there a hope they will approve me? Thank you.

[@everett8610]

This guy is good. I'm in reconsideration going on for a year now. I just had a DVT and PE and on blood thinners and thats a new developmet that happened. Origionally my disability has been palpitations of various sorts and afib and a couple of anxiety disorders and I'm on zanax and prozac and now blood thinners. I got my fingers crossed. But I'm 591/2 so if I'm denied I will be about 62 before I see a judge the way things have been going. So I don't expect reconsideration will be approved but I'm hoping but I figure turning 62 will be when I start getting money. Anyone have any informed opinions or experience? Do you think I may get approved but starting date from when the DVT and Lung clot?

[@joeblow9548]

Dont lawyers drag this out over years for a bigger payday, i need it as fast as possible not 3 years down the road,,my sdcc ister got it in 5 months on her own

[@heymancollectables2286]

No matter what advice your given or who you have representing you Social security will treat you the same no matter what. You could have letters from 3 different doctors saying you cannot work indefinitely and they will still deny you. They change rules every year also. Social security is a complete joke and so are the people that work for them. Have a great day.

[@Nukreation]

It’s real foul out there! Foul, I tell you. Not all , but this one!!! And what if your ALJ is handicapped themselves???? Good luck with that one!!!! They already mad from jump!

[@ssdattorney]

Generally speaking if the ALJ has a serious medical condition they tend to be more sympathetic. But, of course, there are some exceptions to this rule.

[@Nukreation]

@@ssdattorney denied again. Next would be federal ct. and now that we are almost 2 yrs. in, attorney gonna say .. they have to decide if they will move forward or not. REALLY?! We will know by the end of the week. Don’t know what to do if they quit on us. 😳😤😦

[@kasondaleigh]

Thank you for this information.

[@ssdattorney]

_Any time!_