Sickle-cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder, which causes abnormal red blood cells. The abnormal shape of the red blood cells causes blockages in the capillaries and organ, which results in a pain episode known, a sickle-cell crisis. Additionally, the lack of oxygen to the organs often causes damage. Sickle-cell anemia can affect all races, however it is most common among individuals with sub-Saharan African ancestry. In fact, among African Americans, it has been estimated that one in twelve may be carriers of the sickle-cell anemia. It has also been theorized that sickle-cell was a development of evolution for populations in malaria stricken parts of the world to combat malaria. In those areas this disorder actually helps and individual survive in their environment, however there are no malaria epidemics in the United States, which has actually resulted in shorten life spans for those individuals with sickle-cell. Treatment options usually are directed at the crisis, such as transfusions, medications, and possibly in the future some type of gene therapy.
Can you win social security disability or SSI disability benefits on the basis of Sickle-cell anemia ?
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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