How to Apply for Mental Disability in Texas

If you are living in Texas and have a mental illness or disability, you might qualify for mental disability help. You need to apply for this and meet certain criteria to receive the help. If you qualify, there is the possibility you could receive medical help or monthly payments to supplement your income. Depending on your condition, this could be permanent help or temporary until you are able to stabilize your condition.

Things You'll Need

• Psychiatric Review Technique Form
• Medical records and doctor information
• Pay information
• ID

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Instructions

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  Get your psychiatrist or other mental heath professional to complete a Psychiatric Review Technique Form. This will help speed the process of approval.

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  Get your information together. When filing a claim for mental disability you will need doctor contact information, medical records, medication list, ID, W-2 for the previous year and information on any pay that you received in the current year.

• 3

  Contact the Disability Determination Services if need assistance with your paperwork. They are located in Austin, Texas at 512-437-8000. This division handles disability claims for the Social Security Administration in Texas and are willing to help.

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  Hire an attorney if you can afford it. It is possible to fill out the information yourself or have someone help you do it, but it is best to have a lawyer that knows what he's doing. He will be able to guide you through the process and might know some things that you don't about Texas state disability laws or federal laws.

• 5

  Go to the Social Security Administration website to fill out the disability application. You can also mail in the application or go to local Social Security office in Texas. If you plan on going to the office, call to make an appointment. Offices are located throughout the state, such as at 3801 S. Port Avenue in Corpus Christi or 320 Southmore Avenue in Pasadena. See Resources for a link while you can input a ZIP code and get an address for the closest office to your Texas town.

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  Look for your applications decision in the mail. This can take anywhere from three to five months.

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  File an appeal if your application is denied.