When Drugs or Alcohol Can Prevent You From Receiving Disability Benefits

When your disabilities might disappear if you quit drinking or taking drugs, Social Security may refuse you disability compensation. Many disability applicants (“claimants”) have one of two common misconceptions about how the Social Security Administration (SSA) regards drug and alcohol abuse:– You can get disability based only on a drug or alcohol addiction diagnosis, or  […]

SSDI Benefits for Down’s Syndrome

If you or a loved one has non-Mosaic Down syndrome, you may be eligible for financial assistance from the Social Security Administration (SSA). Individuals diagnosed with non-Mosaic Down syndrome and other congenital diseases that may prevent them from obtaining and keeping work are eligible for disability payments from the Social Security Administration. Translocation or Trisomy […]

SSDI Benefits for Congenital Heart Disease

The human heart, which is almost entirely composed of muscle tissue, serves largely as a pump. When oxygen-depleted blood (blood that has previously delivered oxygen) returns to the heart, it is re-oxygenated in the lungs. To complete the oxygen delivery process, the blood returns to the heart (through the pulmonary veins) and is pumped out […]

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Filing for Chronic Vein Insufficiency with Social Security Administration

It may be somewhat difficult to qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits if you have Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) alone. However, your disability case may get stronger if your DVT is assisted with a condition called Chronic Veinous Insufficiency (CVI). Chronic venous insufficiency occurs when the veins in your legs block the flow of blood […]

Appealing for a Cessation of Disability Benefits

If the Social Security Administration judges that you are no longer eligible for Social Security Disability benefits (SSDI or SSI), they can issue a “Cessation of Disability Benefits,” which means that your disability payments will be stopped The cause for the termination of your benefits frequently influences your right to appeal the decision; nonetheless, in […]

SSDI for Arthritis of the Neck (Spinal)

The Blue Book contains four listings that pertain to arthritis and its associated impairments, namely Listings 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, and 14.09. If your arthritis has led to significant joint dysfunction in your spine, you may automatically qualify for disability benefits under  Listing 1.02 by demonstrating that you have a joint deformity resulting in chronic stiffness […]

Denied Disability Benefits for Cancer

Cancer appears in a range of forms and sizes, depending on the severity of the disease. You may have applied for Social Security benefits to compensate for lost income and rapidly rising medical costs as a result of a severe form of cancer. Much to your dismay, the Social Security Administration (SSA) denied disability benefits […]

Working Through an SSDI Application for Cancer

Cancer is a group of diseases that are distinguished by normal cell growth and the potential to spread to or invade other parts of the body. Cancer may spread to nearly any part of the body, including the breasts, prostate, skin, intestines, bones, and lungs. Cancer is a grouping of 100 different diseases. The National […]

SSDI for Congestive Heart Failure

Social Security disability benefits may be available to you if you have a serious heart condition that prevents you from working full-time. A few cardiovascular conditions, like Heart Failure, coronary artery disease, repetitive arrhythmias, and heart transfers, may naturally qualify you for disability benefits through Social Security “Blue Book” Postings of disabilities. A “medical-vocational allowance,” […]