How to Express Your Limitations/Disabilities to Social Security
Jason A. Penrod of Weaver, McClendon & Penrod, LLP
When people apply for Social Security disability benefits, they complete questionnaires regarding their condition, what medications they are currently taking, and most importantly, about their activities. I say most importantly because the activity section is an applicant's opportunity to insert some identity in to a paper file. As I explain below, a typical Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") for the Social Security Administration ("SSA") is not as interested in the condition, as he or she is in how an applicant?s condition affects his or her ability to perform work