[ladyjane]

HOW DO YOU QUALIFY MEDICALLY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY (QUALIFICATIONS)?


from that site:

The next step in the process is "other work". That is, if social security finds that you cannot do your past work, the DDS examiner will investigate other forms of work that you might be able to switch to.

"Other work" has to be work which you are exertionally capable of doing. And, often, it has to be work which your particular job skills will transfer to.

So, if you used to do a mechanic type job that was medium exertion, but now, because of your medical condition, the examiner concludes you can only do light work, the examiner might try to find (in a huge volume which lists thousands of jobs, including many that do not exist in your area) an "other work" job to send you to, such as a mechanic job that involves less lifting and is classified as light exertion.

Now let me make this point. When DDS "sends you" to an other work job, that doesn't mean that disability is actually sending you anywhere. That's just the terminology used to describe the process---the process of turning you down for your social security benefits by saying that you are capable of doing "other work".