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SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA Click the link below and fill out the following form if seeking help from a disability lawyer or attorney in Shelby, 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. "Severe pain and stiffness in joints and muscles. Always extremely tired. Trouble sleeping. Can't stand or sit for more than 30 to 45 minutes. Trouble concentrating or remembering simple things. Family doctor diagnosed me with fibromyalgia and tendonitis in both elbows and wrists." "I have Transverse Myelitis.My legs suffer when I walk, sit, I cannot climb stairs well, I cannot sit for long periods, I have strange sensations to cold and vibrations. I take Neurontin at night. I cannot get up on my toes or drive or run or when walk fast. I cannot stand for long periods without my knee aching and my ankle banding. Some days are better than others. I still have ankle weakeness in my right ankle." "Depression and Anxiety and COPD and Asthma. It's stopped me from working because I am not able to concentrate or stay in a public areas for long periods of time. I'm not able to tell if I'll be well 30 minutes from the current time or not so I'm not able to work. Even simple things like taking a shower wear me out to the point I have to wear my oxygen just to feel well enough to do things again." 
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