DISABILITY AND OSTEOPOROSIS - BENEFITS AND FILING

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that involves bone density loss. More women are affected by osteoporosis than men due to the hormonal factors involved with the disease. Osteoporosis is linked to endocrine conditions, menopause, reproductive system disorders, hereditary disorders such as Marfan’s syndrome, and rheumatoid arthritis. Left untreated, osteoporosis will lead to fractures of the spine, hips, and extremities due to weakened bone structure. Treatment of osteoporosis usually involves the use of calcium and vitamin D supplements and hormone replacement therapies. Medications such as Fosamax or Actonel are used to treat high-risk patients.

Can you win social security disability or SSI disability benefits on the basis of osteoporosis?

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.

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