DISABILITY LAWYER - ROANOKE RAPIDS NC NORTH CAROLINA

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Do you get cost of living increases in north carolina when you are on disability? Whether or not a social security disability or SSI disability recipient receives an annual cost of living adjustment is dependent on congress and the budget that is passed for a given year. In other words, an individual's state of residence will have no bearing on this issue. Typically, though, an individual on disability will receive an increase of a few percentage points to offset the effects of inflation.

Can you win disability for only certain impairments, or on the basis of any impairment?

Answer: The Social Security Administration's disability evaluation system does not focus on a claimant's diagnosis, but, rather, on the functional limitations a claimant has. In other words, the name of the condition is not the chief consideration. How the condition "affects and limits: the indiviual is the primary concern. So, yes, disability benefits can be won on the basis of nearly any condition provided that the condition is sufficiently limiting.

As these hypothetical examples show, disabling conditions can take a wide variety of forms.

"Anxiety with severe depression. Additional diagnosis include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Social Phobia, Seasonal Affective Disorder."

"Herinated disc(s) in L4-L5 the pain radiates down both legs. The latter part of 1999. I went through 4 epidrul injections, physical thearapy, I even has a ten unit. I have beed on muscle relaxers, pain killers and I live off of Ibruprofin. It is a struggle to lift my leg to get dressed every morning, I have problems sleeping, bending over."

"Diagnosed with Fibromyaglia by a Rheumatoid Dr in June of 2003. Widespread pain, fatigue, anger because of the pain, extreme pain in elbows and lower back are some of the main symptoms. It's getting to the point where I don't have many good days."

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