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WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA Click the link below and fill out the following form if seeking help from a disability lawyer or attorney in Washington, North Carolina NC Can you win ssi or social security disability benefits in north carolina without representation? About thirty percent of those who file for disability benefits in north carolina win their cases at the initial claim level and the majority of them are not represented by a lawyer or by a non attorney representative. So, yes, you can win disability benefits even if you are not represented. However, for the 70 percent that are denied and are forced to file appeals, the chance of winning benefits will go up substantially if they obtain competent representation.
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. "I initialy filed because I fell and broke both knee caps, I didn't receive medical attention because I didn't have any insurance and I was unemployed. My knees werent healing right I couldn't walk very well or stand very long. Then I had a kidney infection and discovered I had diabetes. Before that I already had high blood pressure and began experiencing mental problems with severe stress and depression." "Depression and mood disorder(ptss)chronic back pain,osteoarthritis,myofascial pain, fibromyalgia,piriformis syndrome,stress incontinence,headaches,asthma,hiatal hernia,reflex,obesity,and hypertension." "Diagnosed with osteoarthritis. I have have pain in neck, back, hips, arms, legs, and feet. I also have some neuralgia in my right arm. I am unable to sit or stand for long periods of time, cannot lift much weight. I cannot drive for extended miles/periods of time. I cannot do all of my own housework nor am I always able to fix a meal. Sometimes my pain is very intense. I cannot take anti-inflammatory medications to slow the progression of the disease." 
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