Applying for Social Security Disability and Liver Disease

Here's an excerpt from the page on Disability Secrets that discusses the disability impairment manual's approval criteria for individuals filing on the basis of liver disease. It should be noted, of course, that the vast majority of applicants for social security disability and SSI apply on the basis of several impairments that are physical, mental, or a combination of both types. It should also be noted that for claimants who are not approved on the basis of satisfying the approval criteria for a condition that is listed in the impairment manual, the possibility still exists for the claimant to be approved for benefits via a medical vocational allowance, a type of approval that is made after consideration is given to both a claimant' medical record documentation and work history (including the types of jobs worked, length of time such jobs were worked, the skills involved in such jobs, and the physical and mental requirements of such jobs.

Social Security evaluates liver impairments under the Digestive System impairment listing. Section 5.05 specifically evaluates chronic liver disease (including biliary, portal, and postnecrotic cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, or Wilson’s disease)...Individuals who suffer from liver disease must have confirmation of their conditions by a liver biopsy independent of any Social Security disability evaluation with one of the following symptoms

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News links and postings from Disability Secrets involving liver disease

1. Liver disease linked to pollution?

Excerpt: "the researchers determined that one in three adults has liver disease in the United States, and that some of the cases of liver disease can be attributed to chronic low-level environmental pollution"

2. New testing for liver disease that does not involve a biopsy

Excerpt: "If the new blood test goes to market, liver disease patients can forgo minor surgery and replace it with a simple pin-prick to the finger"

3. Obese children and liver transplants

Excerpt: "Too much body fat is causing a dramatic rise in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which leads to liver failure, cirrhosis of the liver, and even liver cancer"

4. Normal Working People and Alcoholic Liver Damage

Excerpt: "A new study by the University College London found that ‘normal working people’ have an usually high amount of liver damage"





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