How to Fill Out the Work History Report When You Apply for Disability

Tips for Filling out the SSA Work History Report

One of the biggest mistakes you can make in your Social Security Disability claim is downplaying the demands of your jobs, or overplaying your current ability to complete those tasks.

We are all proud of our work and accomplishments, and we want others to know how hard we’ve worked. You should be proud, but this isn’t the place to sell others on what you can do.

Consider how tasks from your past would be too taxing now, rather than touting how skillfully you completed them before.

Follow these tips for filling out Work History Report (Form SSA-3369-BK):

• Gather all the information on your job history in one place, so it’s easy to refer to as you fill out the form.
• Give a full, detailed picture of each job you’ve held.
• Don’t skip any questions, or leave anything blank.
• Think about tasks in each job that your health problems interfere with, and explain those tasks.
• Include jobs you held for short periods, as they may show how you’ve tried to work but couldn’t sustain it.
• Focus on describing the most demanding parts of each job and give Social Security examples of when you had to exert yourself the most.
• If you had any special accommodations in a job because of health problems, explain those.
• Use the remarks section to describe stress and mental health strain from each job.

The disability attorneys at Nash Disability Law have helped thousands of Chicago area people win benefits, so let us help you fill out this form in the way Social Security wants.

We can answer your questions about disability benefits, and help you understand how best to describe your work history.

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