Health Conditions
List of Impairments per SSA Blue Book
The Social Security Administration’s publication, “Disability Evaluation under Social Security,” also known as the “Blue Book” provides detailed information on their qualifying list of disabling conditions. There are, however, medical exceptions. If your medical condition is severe enough, and has made it impossible for you to work, you can still qualify for disability benefits. Learn more…
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Read moreLung Cancer: Social Security Disability
Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in the United States. Early detection can improve chances of survival…
Read moreInflammatory Arthritis: Social Security Disability
Inflammatory arthritis is the general term for conditions of the joints that involve the immune system and inflammation…
Read moreThe Social Security Compassionate Allowance Initiative
Disability benefits for these cases are received within days of filing applications for benefits…
Read moreStroke or Cerebral Vascular Accident: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
A Cerebral Vascular Accident, commonly referred to as a stroke, occurs when some area of the brain does not receive sufficient oxygen. Strokes often cause a sudden loss of neurological function, typically resulting in short-term or permanent loss of motor skills. Symptoms of a stroke may include numbness, muscle weakness, and loss of sensation. Muscle weakness is common in extremities and usually partial to one side of the body. These symptoms vary in severity from person to person depending on severity of the stroke. Learn more…
Read moreRespiratory Impairments, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis: Social Security Disability
You may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits if you have a respiratory impairment …
Read moreNeurological Disorders, Brain, Spinal Cord: Social Security Disability
For Social Security Disability benefits, the Social Security Administration organizes neurological disorders into the following sixteen categories…
Read moreMental Health, Depression, Anxiety, Autism: Social Security Disability
The Social Security Administration arranges mental health disabilities into nine categories…
Read moreDigestive Disorders: Social Security Disability
The Social Security Administration evaluates claimants applying for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits using criteria determined by your symptoms for digestive disorders…
Read moreDiabetes: Social Security Disability
Diabetes is a disorder in which the pancreas cannot produce adequate insulin to move glucose from the blood to the cells of the body…
Read moreHeart Disease & Other Cardiovascular Disabilities: Social Security Disability
For Social Security Disability benefits, the Social Security Administration organizes Cardiovascular System disabilities into these eight categories…
Read moreCancer, Malignant Neoplastic Disease: Social Security Disability
The Social Security Administration separates disabilities due to Malignant Neoplastic Diseases into these…
Read moreBlind, Vision Impairment: Social Security Disability
If you are blind and unable to work you are subject to a unique set of rules established by the Social Security Administration (SSA)…
Read moreBack Pain: Social Security Disability
Back pain is one of the most common conditions debilitating Americans today…
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