SSD/SSI Benefits for PTSD and Anxiety Disorder
Like other mental disorders and conditions, anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can severely limit a person's ability to perform day-to-day and work-related tasks. However, you may need an attorney's help to prove this to the Social Security Administration (SSA) in order to obtain Social Security Disability/Supplemental Security Income (SSD/SSI) benefits.
The Robert A. Koenigsberg Law Offices assists people with PTSD and anxiety disorder who are trying to get SSD/SSI benefits. We understand the frustration of applying for benefits and being turned down. The SSD/SSI process is long and confusing, but with our help, you have a better chance of being approved. For a free consultation with a New York City anxiety disorder lawyer, please call 212-964-9292 or contact us online.
When Anxiety Disrupts Your Life
People who suffer from anxiety disorder may have symptoms including panic attacks, irrational fear, compulsive or obsessive behavior, muscular tension and increased heart/breathing rate. To qualify for benefits, you must provide medical evidence that these or other symptoms are causing problems with concentration, periods of decompensation or restriction of daily activities.
Post traumatic stress disorder often causes flashbacks to the traumatizing event, severe fear of event recurrence, anger, irritability, withdrawal from others, panic attacks and avoidant behavior, as well as the symptoms associated with anxiety disorder. In addition, people with PTSD are at increased risk for complications such as:
- Clinical depression
- Suicidal thoughts or actions
- Alcohol and drug abuse
- Eating disorders
- Heart disease
- Chronic pain
To qualify for SSD/SSI benefits, people with PTSD must meet the criteria for anxiety disorder and provide medical records describing doctors' observations of their anxiety reaction.
If your PTSD or anxiety disorder prevents you from working in any substantial gainful activity, you may be able to collect benefits. Please call our office at 212-964-9292 to schedule an appointment with a Bronx post traumatic stress disorder claim lawyer.
