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Personality disorders can affect how you think, feel, and interact with others in ways that make it difficult to maintain steady employment. When these difficulties prevent you from working consistently, disability benefits may be available. Our Alliance personality disorder lawyers can help you understand your options and take the next step.
At Berger and Green, we have decades of experience helping individuals pursue disability benefits for complex and nuanced conditions. An Social Security Disability lawyer can guide you through the process, whether you are applying for the first time or appealing a denial. Call us now to get started.
Personality disorder disability claims can be difficult to navigate, especially when symptoms are not always visible or easily understood. These conditions often affect how you interact with others, respond to stress, and manage responsibilities in a work environment, which can make it challenging to clearly show the full impact of your limitations.
At Berger and Green, our team helps clients move forward by handling key parts of the disability process. If you work with our lawyers, we complete and file your application or appeal and ensure that your claim reflects how your condition affects your ability to function in a work setting.
We understand that personality disorders can impact more than just your ability to perform tasks, so we work to present these challenges in a way the Social Security Administration (SSA) can clearly evaluate, using our experience to communicate the real-world effects of these disorders.
The SSA offers two different disability programs, but there is one common requirement: your condition must prevent you from working and be expected to last at least 12 months or result in death.
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is based on your work history and the Social Security taxes you have paid over time. In general, most people need about 20 work credits, which typically equals around five years of work, although this can vary depending on your age and work background.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a needs-based program for individuals with limited income and resources. It does not require a work history and is intended to provide financial support to those who meet strict financial guidelines.
The Social Security Administration evaluates personality disorders under its mental health criteria. While not every diagnosis will qualify, certain conditions may support a disability claim when they significantly affect your ability to function in a work setting.
Examples of personality disorders that may be considered include borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
The SSA does not approve claims based on a diagnosis alone. Instead, it looks at how your condition affects your ability to interact with others, manage behavior, and maintain a consistent routine in a work environment.
Filing an initial application for Social Security Disability benefits involves providing detailed information about your medical treatment, work history, and how your condition affects your daily life. This includes identifying your healthcare providers, outlining your past jobs, and describing the challenges you face in a work environment.
For individuals with personality disorders, this step can be difficult because symptoms are not always reflected in a single test or diagnosis. The application must reflect a pattern of behavior over time, based on your treatment history and medical records.
When you work with Berger and Green, we complete and file your application and ensure that the information submitted is accurate, consistent, and clearly presented. Our goal is to make the process more manageable and reduce the risk of delays or errors that could affect your claim.
If your claim is denied, you have the right to appeal through several stages. The first step is reconsideration, where your claim is reviewed again. If it is denied a second time, you can request a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), where your case is reviewed more closely.
If necessary, your case can move to the Appeals Council, which reviews decisions made at the hearing level, and in some cases, to federal court for further review.
Each stage of the appeals process builds on the previous one. We ensure your claim is clearly presented at every step. Our lawyers handle appeals by managing deadlines, submitting updated information, and guiding you through each step so you understand what to expect.
Ongoing treatment can play an important role in a Social Security Disability claim, particularly for personality disorders and other mental health conditions. Because these conditions often involve long-term patterns of behavior, the SSA will look at your treatment history to understand how your symptoms have developed over time.
Regular therapy, counseling, or other forms of treatment can help create a consistent record of your condition. These records may show how your symptoms affect your ability to interact with others, handle stress, and maintain a routine in a work environment.
Gaps in treatment or a lack of follow-up care may raise questions about the severity of your condition or how it affects your daily functioning. However, there may be valid reasons for interruptions in treatment, and these situations can often be explained as part of your claim.
Our lawyers work with clients to ensure their treatment history is clearly presented and understood as part of the overall picture of their condition. This can help provide context for how symptoms affect your ability to function over time.
Personality disorders can be challenging to document in a Social Security Disability claim, and the Social Security Administration may not fully understand how they impact your ability to work. At Berger and Green, we focus on helping clients clearly show how their condition affects their day-to-day functioning in a work environment. Our team has more than 40 years of experience assisting individuals with disability applications and appeals, including claims involving complex mental health conditions.
An Alliance personality disorder lawyer can guide you through the process and help ensure your claim reflects the full impact of your condition. Call today for a free case evaluation. There is no obligation, and you pay nothing unless we win your case.