DISABILITY AND SCOLIOSIS - BENEFITS AND FILING

Scoliosis is a condition that causes curvature and deformation of the spine. Sometimes, congenital factors or conditions such as spina bifida or cerebral palsy cause scoliosis. However, the majority of scoliosis cases have no known cause.

Statistics indicate that females are more likely to have scoliosis and are more likely to have progressive, large curvature of the spine that require treatment, sometimes including a spinal fusion to correct the curvature. Spinal fusions have been effective in treating scoliosis and individuals who have had the procedure are usually able to lead active, normal lives. However, no procedure will completely straighten the spine.

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

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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