| In my 30 years of experience representing claimants in | | | | impairment such as lupus or cancer.YOUR AGE: It is |
| social security disability hearings, I have concluded | | | | best to be 55 years old or older when applying for |
| there are five factors that are significant in almost | | | | disability. The system favors the older applicant. On the |
| every case. These are the factors one should | | | | other hand if you are under 50 years of age you may |
| consider when applying for disability.SERIOUS | | | | have to show you cannot do any job that exists in the |
| IMPAIRMENT: You cannot get disability for a hangnail. | | | | national economy. It does not take much physical ability |
| Your impairment must seriously affect your ability to | | | | to be a greeter at a Walmart store or a security |
| work. It must be an impairment In my 30 years of | | | | monitor watcher. If you are under age 50 you will have |
| practice, I have always found Social Security Judges | | | | to show you cannot do those types of jobs. |
| to be very sympathetic to a claimant with a serious | | | | |