Brooklyn OCD Disability Attorneys
Are you suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? Have invasive thoughts, fears or daily routines impacted your ability to work?
You are not alone. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 1.5 percent of all adults in the United States suffer from OCD, with more than 50 percent of all such cases being categorized as severe cases. If you have OCD, you may experience significant challenges:
- You may suffer from significant fear and anxiety.
- You may feel the need to engage in repetitive behavior, often described as rituals, dozens or hundreds of times a day.
- Your ability to relax, sleep and enjoy daily life may be significantly impacted.
- You may suffer depression or even thoughts of suicide as a result of the challenges caused by your OCD.
Any or all of these challenges could be impacting your ability to work. If your ability to work has been significantly impaired, you may be eligible to receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. To learn more, contact a New York Social Security Disability lawyer at the Robert A. Koenigsberg Law Offices.
Determining Your Eligibility for SSDI Benefits
To be eligible to receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, you must be able to demonstrate that you have a physical disability, mental disability, or a combination of the two, that is expected to significantly impair your ability to work for at least 12 months.
If you suffer from severe OCD and your medication does not provide the relief you need, your ability to work may be significantly impaired. For example, if you feel that you must wash your hands dozens of times each day, turn your stove off multiple times a day, have extreme fear of germs or otherwise find it difficult to cope with life, the requirement of a full-time job may simply be too overwhelming for you at the present time.
Improving Your Chances for Social Security Disability Benefits
SSDI cases involving a mental impairment are complicated. While there are medical tests that can clearly demonstrate that a person suffers from cancer, diabetes and many other serious physical impairments, proving the severity of a mental impairment can be challenging. However, people with a mental impairment are just as deserving of benefits as people who suffer from a physical impairment.
Our job is to compile evidence of your impairment in an effective and compelling manner that clearly explains how your ability to work has been impacted by your OCD. We will also examine any other issues you may be dealing with, including depression, sleep deprivation or other challenges that have impaired your ability to work. Our attorneys have helped hundreds of clients with SSDI claims, including many clients who have suffered from a mental impairment.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
To be eligible for SSDI benefits, you must have worked for a sufficient period of time. If you are not eligible for SSDI because of your work history, we may be able to help you obtain Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a benefit that is available for people who have limited income and assets and who are 65 or older, blind or disabled.
Contact Us
To speak with a New York City OCD disability attorney at our firm, call 212-964-9292 or contact us by e-mail. We offer a free consultation and charge no fees unless we recover benefits for you.
