Disability Request determination

If you have a health disorder or illness that has lasted longer than 6 months and would like to have this recognized as a disability, you can apply for this.

If the examination of the required documents reveals a degree of disability of 50 or more, you can apply separately for a severely disabled person's pass.

In the course of the examination, special health restrictions may be determined in addition to the degree of disability. The corresponding characteristics may be entered in the severely disabled person's pass.

The following characteristics can be recognized by the competent authority and entitle you to further compensation for disadvantages:

• G - significant impairment of mobility in road traffic
• aG - exceptional walking disability
• H - helplessness
• B - authorization for a permanent escort when using public transport
• RF - Reduced radio license fee and/or reduced telephone connection fee
• GL - deafness
• BL - Blindness
• TBL - deaf-blindness

• Disability is determined on application.
• The application can initially be made informally.
• If you have initially submitted the application informally, you must subsequently complete and submit the form to the responsible office.
• Once the application has been submitted, any documents you have submitted will be checked.
• If necessary, the competent body will request further documents independently in order to clarify the medical facts.
• All existing documents will be checked again.
• Once your documents have been checked, you will receive a decision from the competent authority, which will determine your degree of disability and any disability markings.

Please contact the municipal administration of the city or district office responsible for your place of residence.

• Your health has been impaired for more than six months to such an extent that it makes it difficult or impossible for you to participate in social life.
• Your health impairments are documented by a doctor.

• completed application form
• if available: Determination of the degree of disability, the pension decision or a corresponding administrative or court decision (e.g. decision of a professional association or a pension office or another determining authority)
• a current passport photo (only if a severely disabled person's pass is being applied for)
• if possible: medical documents (e.g. expert opinion); medical documents are otherwise requested by the competent authority from doctors, hospitals, etc.
• in the case of representation: power of attorney or ID of the person providing care
• for applicants without citizenship of an EU member state: proof of legal residence

There are no costs.

You do not have to observe any deadlines.

The processing time depends on the individual case.

• Objection
• Complaint

• If you have been diagnosed with a severe disability, you can receive tax benefits.
• If you meet certain health requirements, you will be awarded a disability mark that entitles you to compensation for disadvantages, such as free public transport, free transport for an accompanying person, motor vehicle tax reduction or exemption, parking concessions and exemption from the obligation to pay radio license fees.

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Thuringian Ministry for Social Affairs, Health, Labor and Family (TMSGAF)

04.02.2025

City administration of the independent city or district administration of the district