Emphysema is a chronic obstructive disease of the lungs, in which, the supportive structures and feeder capillaries of the alveoli are destroyed by smoking of tobacco products and exposure to other airborne toxins. Additionally, the lungs of individuals with emphysema lose their elasticity, consequently breathing becomes difficult. Symptoms of emphysema might include shortness of breath, hyperventilation, and a barrel shaped chest. Emphysema is a degenerative non curable conditions that is currently treated with various medications, breathing devices, oxygen, and sometimes surgical intervention to improve breathing for an individual.
Can you win social security disability or SSI disability benefits on the basis of Emphysema ?
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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