12/31/2025
Did you know:
Eligibility for Social Security disability (SSD) benefits is based on people’s work records, the nature and severity of their impairments and their current income/earnings. However, just because someone may be eligible for federal disability benefits does not necessarily mean they will be approved for them, as:
Applicants have to establish their eligibility to the Social Security Administration (SSA), and this process can be complicated.
Making mistakes during the application process can result in a denial of benefits.
At Shark Community Advocate, LLC, our team understand what the SSA is looking for in benefit applications, and we have extensive experience helping disabled people successfully apply for benefits. This means that we have the insight you can rely on to help you obtain the SSD benefits you deserve.
Eligibility for Adult Applicants: Qualifying Disorders
The SSA has developed a comprehensive list of disorders that are considered to be severe enough that they prevent people from working (i.e., doing any “gainful activity”). For people who are 18 years old or older, this list (i.e., Part A1 of the SSA’s List of Impairments) includes the following groups of disorders:
Musculoskeletal system disorders
Sense and speech disorders
Respiratory system disorders
Cardiovascular system disorders
Digestive system disorders
Genitourinary disorders (i.e., impairments resulting in kidney disease)
Hematological disorders (i.e., blood disorders)
Skin disorders
Endocrine disorders
Congenital disorders (i.e., disorders present since birth) that impact multiple bodily systems
Neurological disorders
Mental disorders
Malignant neoplastic disorders (i.e., certain types of cancer)
Immune system disorders
