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Can Guillain-Barre Syndrome qualify for Social Security Disability?
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is a rare disorder in which your body's immune system attacks your ner...
Common Social Security questions
1. Are Social Security Disability benefits only for those who have a permanent disability? No, your...
Common Social Security questions – Part 2
What is Disabled Widow's Benefits? This is a disability program where the claimant can apply for...
Can SIBO qualify for Disability?
SIBO, or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, results when you have an excess of bacteria in...
Can Chronic Prostatitis qualify for disability?
Question: I have an embarrassing question about Social Security Disability. I am a 30-year-old male...
Can Rheumatoid Arthritis qualify for disability?
Question: My doctor just told me that they finally figured out what is wrong with me! I have...
Can a brain injury qualify for disability?
Social security identifies a traumatic brain injury (TBI) under Listing 11.18. A TBI may result in...
Can migraine headaches qualify for social security disablity?
Question: I am 33 years old and have had migraine headaches since I was 16. I have had MRIs of my...
Can connective tissue disease qualify for social security disability?
Question: My rheumatologist just told me I have fibromyalgia and he called it connective tissue...
Can Addison's Disease qualify for social security disability?
In humans, the adrenal glands sit right at the top of the kidneys. The main function of these...
Can a person with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity get disability?
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is typically classified as an environmental illness. The cause...
Bipolar Disorder, condition and symptoms; can I qualify for benefits?
Historically known as Manic Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder is a mental illness characterized...
What is the purpose of the Social Security Disability /SSI Medical Exam or CE?
In a fairly large percentage of cases, a person filing for disability benefits with the Social Secur...
Can Parkinson's Disease qualify for social security disability?
Classic Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative brain disorder that primarily affects a person's...
Can Fibromyalgia qualify for social security?
Fibromyalgia is now a recognized medically determinable impairment by Social Security. I will talk...
Can Neurofibromatosis qualify for social security disability?
Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) is a rare genetic disorder that causes tumors to form on nerve tissue....
Can Lyme Disease qualify for social security benefits?
Question: Last summer my kids and I went camping in the mountains. I thought we were careful about t...
Can Peripheral Neuropathy qualify for social security disability?
What exactly is peripheral neuropathy? Peripheral neuropathy occurs when there is damage to the...
Can Huntington's Disease qualify for social security disability?
Huntington Disease (HD) is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by...
Can back pain qualify for disability?
The main issue in your Social Security back pain disability case is whether or not you are able to...
Social Security common questions – Part 2
What is Disabled Widow's Benefits? This is a disability program where the claimant can apply for...
Common Social Security questions – Part 1
1. Are Social Security Disability benefits only for those who have a permanent disability? No, your...
Can Duyputren's Contracture qualify for SSA?
Question: I am 55 years old and was a money counter in a casino for years. Last year I finally had...
Should I use an Advocate for my hearing?
The Government Account Office or GAO announces: “The public is three times more likely to receive...
Can 'pseudobulbar affect' qualify for disability?
Question: A few months ago, my 60-year-old husband began acting very strange. He began either...
