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We help claimants of all ages. However, if you are 50 years old and over, special rules may apply to your case that can help you win your disability case. These special rules are known as the “GRID” Rules.
The “GRIDs” are a series of tables the SSA uses to determine if a claimant is disabled, if the claimant doesn’t meet a listing. The factors the SSA considers when using the GRIDs are the claimant’s age, education level, skill level of past work, and his or her residual functional capacity (RFC).
When you apply for disability, if the Social Security Administration (SSA) decides your condition doesn’t meet a medical listing (a “listing” is a series of special rules to determine if you should “automatically” receive disability benefits), and decides you can’t do your past job, the SSA will refer to the “GRID rules” for those 50 years of age and older. The GRID rules are applied differently for people between the ages of 50 and 54, and for people 55 and over.
The GRID rules provide an advantage to many people who are over the age of 50 and who cannot work because of their medical conditions. However, there is no guarantee that the Social Security Administration will find that you meet the GRID Rules. A good attorney will help frame your case to try and get you approved under the GRIDs.
Also, using the GRIDs is only one way to win, or lose, a claim at this point in the evaluation; even if the GRID directs a finding of “not disabled,” a claimant may still be approved. There is more than one way to try and win your case.
Even if the GRIDs alone would deny you disability benefits, there are other strategies you can use to try and win your claim. For example, if you meet a medical listing, or have insufficient RFC to work, you may be approved even if you do not meet a GRID rule.
At our firm, we are knowledgeable in how to win a case using the GRID Rules. If you are 50 years of age or older, we want to help you.
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