Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability - 13th Edition by David A Morton III (Paperback)

About the Book

A complete guide to Social Security disability benefits--everything you need to know, from qualifying and applying for your benefits to appealing the denial of a claim. Written by a former Social Security Chief Medical Consultant, this book provides a unique behind-the-scenes look at how the Social Security Administration decides who is disabled and deserves benefits.

Book Synopsis

Navigate the Disability Process with Confidence

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability is your essential resource for understanding and qualifying for disability benefits. Whether you're dealing with back problems, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune disorders, mental health challenges like depression or anxiety, or any of over 100 other medical conditions, this guide shows you how to match your medical situation to Social Security's requirements.

Written by a former Chief Medical Consultant for the Social Security Administration, this book demystifies the medical rules and regulations, helping you gather the right evidence and present the strongest possible case for your claim. If you've already been denied benefits, you'll find clear steps for discovering why--and practical advice for proving that you deserve benefits on appeal.

This latest edition covers recent changes by the Social Security Administration (SSA), including:

• new rules on how the SSA collects benefit overpayments
• new regulations on how rental subsidies and in-kind income (like free food or shelter) are treated
• the agency's revised definition of past relevant work
• the repeal of the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and government pension offset (GPO)
• updated 2026 income limits for SSI, as well as new benefit amounts for SSDI and SSI
• the latest cap on disability attorney fees

Plus, you'll get access to downloadable disability listings to help you check if your condition qualifies under Social Security's criteria and to obtain the necessary medical evidence for your condition.

Take the guesswork out of the application process and give yourself the best chance at the benefits you deserve with Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability.

Review Quotes

"A thorough analysis and discussion of the requirements to qualify for Social Security disability benefits." The Wall Street Journal

"Guides applicants and recipients through one of the world's largest bureaucracies." Reference & Research Book News

"Morton presents readers with the eighth edition of his step-by-step guide to navigating the world of long-term or permanent Social Security disability. The author covers the qualifying of medical conditions, the applications for Social Security Disability Insurance and Social Security Insurance benefits, the estimation of monthly expenses, requesting and winning appeals and hearings, and a wide variety of other related subjects over the course of the book. Morton was a consultant the Social Security Administration and has authored many books on Social Security disability for use by legal professionals." Eithne O'Leyne Editor, ProtoView

"Now in a fully updated and expanded ninth edition, "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits" is a comprehensive and compassionate instructional reference and guide that covers both SSDI and SSI, showing the non-specialist general reader how to prove a disability, and explains how age, education, and work experience affect an applicant's chances. Parents will find special information about benefits available to children with a disability. "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits" shows how to: Find the disability criteria for a medical condition; Prove the severity of a disability; Appeal if denied benefits; Work part time while keeping benefits; Prepare for a Continuing Disability Review; and so much more. Plus, this new edition of "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits" is packed with filled-in samples of all the forms you'll need, including the SSDI and SSI disability applications. This edition also covers recent major changes, including: Updated disability listings for over 65 medical conditions; New rules concerning hearings and evidence; Changes in how Social Security considers evidence from treating doctors and other medical providers. Thoroughly and impressively 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, "Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits" is unreservedly recommended for personal, community and academic library Social Security reference collections." The Midwest Book Review