Types Of Medical Conditions
Seeking Disability Benefits for All Types of Medical Conditions
If you are unable to maintain full-time employment due to a physical, mental, or emotional condition, you may qualify for various types of disability benefits offered through federal Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs.
At Hiller Comerford Injury & Disability Law, PLLC, our experienced disability benefits lawyers help clients pursue the benefits they deserve. Contact us to set up a free consultation with one of our attorneys.
Understanding How People With Different Conditions Qualify for SSD
The Social Security Administration has a listing of impairments that are widely recognized as causing disability when they reach a certain medical point. These include epilepsy, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, HIV/AIDS, Crohn’s disease, lung disease and many other illnesses.
However, your medical condition does not need to be listed in order for you to qualify for Social Security disability or SSI benefits. Conditions that may or may not fit into a listing include:
- Depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder
- Back and neck pain/spinal injuries
- Joint pain/arthritis /orthopedic injuries
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Chronic obstructive lung disease/asthma
- Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and Lyme disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)/Crohn’s disease
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
This list is not exhaustive. Any condition, no matter how rare, that prevents you from working qualifies. Many of these conditions are difficult for medical professionals to identify and diagnose. We are familiar with what symptoms and limitations need to be established before you can be found eligible for SSD or SSI benefits.
Understanding the Listing of Impairments
You may never have heard of the Social Security Administration (SSA)’s listing of impairments. You may also have heard rumors that your disability has to be on a certain list for you to qualify for Social Security disability (SSD) benefits.
At Hiller Comerford Injury & Disability Law, PLLC, our attorneys will be happy to explain what the listing of impairments is and what it isn’t. Contact us today to set up a free consultation.
Pursuing SSD and SSI Benefits for People With Listed Impairments
The listing of impairments is a set of specific medical disorders that the SSA has recognized as causing total disability. If you can prove that you have one of these illnesses beyond a certain level of severity and you otherwise qualify for SSD, your claim should be approved.
This is not a complete list of all the disorders that qualify people for SSD. Having a listed impairment only means you do not have to go through the additional step of proving your inability to work. The listed impairments for adults are grouped into 14 categories:
- Musculoskeletal disorders (joint and spine problems, amputation, etc.)
- Sense and speech impairments (blindness, deafness, loss of speech, etc.)
- Respiratory disorders (asthma, cystic fibrosis, sleep apnea, lung disease, etc.)
- Cardiovascular disorders (chronic heart failure, heart disease, aneurysm, etc.)
- Digestive disorders (liver disease, bowel disease, chronic weight loss, etc.)
- Genitourinary (reproductive and urinary) disorders (kidney failure, etc.)
- Hematological (blood) disorders (anemia, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, etc.)
- Skin disorders (chronic infections, dermatitis, burns, etc.)
- Endocrine disorders (diabetes, thyroid disorders, etc.)
- Multiple body system disorders (Down syndrome, etc.)
- Neurological disorders (Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, etc.)
- Mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, mental retardation, etc.)
- Malignant neoplasms (cancer) (skin cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, etc.)
- Immune system disorders (HIV/AIDS, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.)
Our attorneys leave no stone unturned when it comes to obtaining disability benefits for our clients. Even if you have a listed impairment, we will still take the time to obtain evidence that you are unable to work just in case SSA finds that the evidence is insufficient to establish that you meet a listing.
Social Security Disability: Types of Medical Conditions
Understanding How Your Condition Impacts Your Ability to Work
For SSD and SSI purposes, the type of medical condition that you have matters less than the impact it has on your ability to do day-to-day tasks that are relevant to the workplace. We will work with your doctor to make sure your medical records reflect the impact of your condition.
Contact us today to discuss what our attorneys can do to help you apply for SSD benefits or appeal a denied claim on the basis of your medical condition.
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