I don’t know if I would qualify for disability?
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I don’t know if I would qualify for disability?
I have severe PTSD and panic disorder mixed with symptoms of schizophrenia but not actually schizophrenia. It affects my ability to go out into public, especially on my own, go to school and sometimes even just talk to my family. I haven’t had a job yet but I have worked in a store-like space and I had a couple panic attacks and couldn’t carry out the tasks they asked me to do simple things like,
Asked on January 7, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, South Carolina
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
To qualify for disability, you would need a medically verified (i.e. by doctor diagnosis) condition which is demonstrated to have a significant impact on major life activities and which is not readily curable or controllable. If the conditions you desribe are medically verified, then you might qualify for disability.
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