What makes a person eligible for disability?

Most people are rejected until they get to court, the game is to see if the applicant is serious enough to stick it out that long...if they do, the court tends to think they are disabled.. many people get benefits that don't need them, my neighbor works for SSA and he said they are still working under rules from decades ago when jobs were limited for most people with disabilities. There is no reason why someone with paraplegia without complications can't work, yet some get disability anyway, people with a speech impairment only, ADHD and dyslexia are gettiing it. ADHD will rarely qualify. Dyslexia should never qualify...and many more people like this...I've seen a number of people come on here and say they HAD cancer (but are in remission) but still get benefits...or people who only have 3/4 of their lungs (you can live and work with half) and other things like that. Is your mom able to get around good in a wheelchair or is that also difficult for her? Can she do a sitting job like bank teller? If people have serious psych problems that require repeated hospitalizations, that qualifies..maybe thats your neighbors

That could be a reason why she was denied. The hispanic girls you mentioned maybe signed up before the economy was bad. Next time go to court with her and tell the judge what you have noticed.

Social Security is a big ponzi scheme no matter how you look at it. Social Security followed the blue book and can argues most with the claims. That's why your Aunt didn't "qualified" is because she was argued or made too much money. Her next step was to keep on re-appeal to the Hearing stage. You don't get Social Security because you sign for it. You can't judge people that you don't know. However, when you were discouraged and frustrated, you went ahead and placed stigma on people who did then accused them of being lazy. There are people who could be lazy but still legitimately disabled whether you likes it or not. I don't know what worse for your Aunt. Having her, carry pile of rocks compared to normal people who aren't disabled. That is the difference. I have Autism and Scoliosis. The claim workers ignored both of my disabilities even though they were legitimate. It took me 3 years to take it to the Hearing Judge that was deciding on my case. The Judge found more "weight" on my Scoliosis then my Autism. Autism was little bit not judge fairly in my opinion, but the Judge was having a hard time finding what is consider more "worse". So, it was better for him to pick Scoliosis then to deal with an hour figuring out . Going and going isn't a quick thing in Social Security. You needs to educate yourself about Social Security. I can easily contest that hispanic doesn't get more "check". You are mistaken for child SSI which probably more easier than Adult SSI.

To be eligible, the disability has to have a huge impact on life, if they struggle with daily things and maybe communication. Also if they have financial problems, and struggle for employment