Can you recieve Social Security Disability for having bipolar disorder?

Question

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder back in October of 2002. I was denied employment once based on my psychiatric history back in December of 2006. Is there anyway I could receive some sort of disability from Social Security? IF so how do I go about attaining it.

Answer 1

The people who said you can't get Social Security Disability for Bipolar DIsorder are totally wrong.

I work for a state mental health agency and I have personally helped two of my friends get disability (both of them have Bipolar Disorder).

Go ahead and go to the web site that somebody else gave and ask them to send you the forms. You will need to get copies of medical records from the doctor who diagnosed this condition and have them sent to Social Security.

It might help if you can get somebody to write a letter for you that gives convincing reasons why you can't work--if you can get your doctor to do that, it would be really good.

Sometimes it's not easy, and you might be turned down, but I have seen where people who were turned down keep trying and finally get disability benefits.

If you can prove you were denied employed because of your psychiatric diagnosis, try looking up Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on the internet and somebody there should be able to help you.

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Answer 4

There are many SSDI recipients who receive their benefits due to effects of bipolar disorder. However the Social Security Administration tends to have a policy of denying people on their initial application. If you apply and are denied, you should find some sort of representation. There are attorneys in every phone book who list help with obtaining Social Security benefits. They do not charge unless you are awarded so there will be no costs for this until the check is written by the SSA. After being denied, you will be given a deadline to appeal and if you do the appeal, there will be a 10-14 month delay before a hearing is set. If the decision is affirmative, you will be paid retro back to when you applied, if this is say 18 months, you will receive 18 months of benefits at once, perhaps $12.000 or so. The attorney can charge for up to one fourth of at amount.

Answer 5

Bipolar And Disability

Answer 6

first...............
you should look into a human right violation,
it is against the law for an employer to not hire you and discriminate against you because of your disability...

you should have your Dr. send you for an alternate assessment( it has been a while since the initial diagnosis)....

you could apply for social security and provide the letter from your Dr., you may be entitled to some or all...(or even none)

SS's will probably require an assessment as well....

I'm not sure if you have called the info line to see if you a eligible. they will answer your questions...or search on line,
(it is probably the easiest way...).

see if you can go through the united wy or some other non-profit charitable centre....they should have some programs somewhere, just "google" your city and government services see if you can find services on the listing?...they may help with finding employment....or get you some training/volunteer service, whatever it is........ and whatever you do.

good luck

Answer 7

First you have to be diagnosed and then you have to have a doctor verifying that your form of bipolar is paralyzing....that you are unable to work. If a job denied you because of your psychiatric history you should of sued them for violating the Americans With Disabilities Act. Once you get all that in writing...call your local social security office and schedule an appointment. You may be able to apply on line.

Answer 8

You can but it takes certain conditions for that to happen,first of all you have to file paperwork with the Social Seciurity
Administration,and than it starts from there if you have all of this documented from all the doctors you have seen and they have diagnosed you and the severity of your bipolar is such that is interferes with you everyday life including holding down a job than you may have a chance but I'm going to tell you this it is not going to happen over night it is going to be a long drawn out process so be prepared for that and the longer you put it off the longer it will take and if you have a computer you can start by applying on line

Answer 9

I've been fired from almost every job since I was 18. My lawyer has been on the case for 7 years. It went to federal and now back at the local office. The judge has made the decision and sent it to the underwriters.. Can the people in the office that look up your claim tell if it's a denial or approved? This judge is terrible. I've been waiting for 7 years. If I get denied again, can my lawyer make an appeal and how long will take? : /

Answer 10

I am on my 3rd appeal...they denied me cause my dr said that I should return to work and take symbatx....I took the drugs went to work and was terminated 3 days later. The symbatax was causing me to have panic attacks Hallucinations and a few other good o'le side effects...The dr switched my drugs after like 5 days. there was no note in the ss file showing where this happened. the judge just basically kept going back to the statement I should return to work....I have not been on a treatment that has stablized me for longer than 6 months & half the time its a pain adjusting to the meds. I can see why there are so many who rather walk off the cliff and just disappear. Noone really seems to give a damn that even though our appearances are just like regular 'normal' its whats going on inside our minds that were having difficulty with.