Did you know that Social Security has a special disability benefit rule just for individuals who did not complete high school and who have done hard physical work for most of their lives?
Maine and New Hampshire Social Security Attorney Gordon Gates lets you in on this little know exception:
There is an offbeat little provision in the Social Security regulations that grants benefits for a worker who fits a particular vocational profile. This is the “worn out worker” rule.
The rule has 3 requirements for claimants:
1) a marginal education,
2) 35 years or more of only arduous unskilled physical labor,
3) the claimant is unable to do this kind of work because of a severe impairment(s).
Click through to Gordon’s article for details on what consistutes a “marginal” education and more information on how Social Security applies the “Worn Out Worker Rule” to see if it can help you in your case!
