It can be very difficult to receive disability benefits when you only complain of one or two medical problems. More than two thirds of individuals requesting benefits are rejected with the first application.
If you have multiple medical problems, be sure to include all of them on your application. Your chances for approval are greater by doing this. For instance, your main complaint may be arthritis in your knees affecting your ability to walk or a torn rotator cuff limiting your ability to raise your arm or lift heavy objects.
However, among your complaints might be migraine headaches, which you might think would not be an important factor among your medical problems. However, if you have very frequent migraines, you may be meet the rules of Social Security for migraines and be allowed benefts.
The main point is that you should list all your medical problems affecting your ability to work.