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SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA Click the link below and fill out the following form if seeking help from a disability lawyer or attorney in Sanford, North Carolina NC Is it harder to be approved for disability benefits in north carolina if you applying on the basis of a mental disorder. The answer is yes and no. No, simply because the disability evaluation system handles a claim on the basis of a mental disorder the same way as a disability claim that has been filed on the basis of a physical impairment. Yes, because many disability applicants and appellants who have depression, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, anxiety disorder, etc, do not get proper treatment and, as a result, lack the needed medical record documentation needed to effectively pursue a claim for social security disability or ssi disability benefits.
Can you win disability for only certain impairments, or on the basis of any impairment? 
As these hypothetical examples show, disabling conditions can take a wide variety of forms. "Suffered a back injury and have periodic severe back pain. I can no long run the vacuum, change the sheets on the bed, or unload the diswasher due to the pain. I have Type II Diabetes with diabetic neuropathy. I take the maximum dose of Metformin, Avandia, Amaryl plus Lantus injections. I have high blood pressure for which I take Altace and HCTZ. I suffer from depression and take Effexor XL, 300mg/day, plus Buspar for anxiety and panic. I take Crestor for high cholesterol." "Rhuematoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Restless leg syndrom. Now I am unable to stand for long periods or sit for long periods, My knees are damage and my ankles and toes, wrist and fingers. I am in constant pain and uncomfortable." 
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