You may have heard about the grid rules in the context of your Social Security Disability case. My name is Kaitlin Wildoner, and I’m an attorney who helps disabled clients obtain their Social Security disability benefits as quickly as possible so they can focus on getting better.
Today we’re going to talk about the Social Security Grid Rules and what they may mean for your Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) case.
First of all, Grid Rules are mostly for claimants age 50 and older. In the Grid Rules, SSA combines your age, your education level, your past work experience, and your residual functional capacity to make a determination on whether you can adjust to other work. The Grid Rules become more advantageous the older you get. Essentially, once you turn 55, they get a little bit more advantageous from when you were 54, and when you turn 60, they become even more advantageous to your case. This is because the older you get, Social Security believes the harder it is for you to learn “new tricks.”
For individuals aged 49 and younger, the Grid Rules are not a huge factor, in part because Social Security believes that you are able to adjust to other work, and there are other unskilled jobs that you might be able to do at age 49 and younger.
So if you are disabled and unable to work, click the link below or call the number on the bottom of the screen for a free telephone consultation where we discuss your case and see what I can do to help you.
