Ohio SSD Mental Illness Attorneys
The brain is an amazing and complicated organ. It can suffer serious damage and leave the victim relatively unchanged, or it can suffer seemingly minor damage that leads to serious, lifelong impairment. Living with a mental disorder, or watching a loved one struggle through a brain injury or illness can be a nightmare. If you are seeking Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income benefits based on a mental disorder, you need experienced legal advice. At Seaman Garson LLC, our skilled Cleveland mental illness lawyers can help you through the SSD or SSI processes. Call 216-592-8741, toll free at 866-409-6215 | 800-571-0581, or contact us online to schedule a free initial consultation to discuss your situation.
Mental Disorders and the Disability Evaluation
Few disabilities are as challenging to evaluate as mental disorders. Knowing that a person suffers from a disabling mental condition and proving it are very different things. With the proper evidence, we can help people obtain disability benefits for any of the following conditions:
- Affective disorders
- Mental retardation
- Schizophrenia
- Anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder
- Sleep disorders
- Eating disorders
- Personality disorders
- Substance addiction
- Autism
- Organic mental disorders
In evaluating these conditions, the Social Security Administration will look at medical history, the effects of medication on the condition, the effects of treatment on the condition, the effects of environment on the condition and other factors. For many mental disorders, disability benefits will only be available if two of the following can be shown:
- Significant reduction in the activities of daily living
- Significant difficulty maintaining social function
- Significant difficulty maintaining concentration, persistence or pace
- Repeated, lengthy episodes of decompensation — meaning times when the symptoms become more severe
Working Through the Process
We work closely with our clients to help them through a difficult process. Mental disorders often require extensive medical documentation before benefits will be approved. We understand how frustrating the process can be. We are caring and accessible professionals. We answer questions promptly and work together with our clients to obtain benefits as quickly and easily as possible.
Contact us online or call 216-592-8741, toll free at 866-409-6215 | 800-571-0581, to schedule a free initial consultation to discuss your SSD or SSI eligibility.
