Applying for Social Security Disability and Hepatitis

Here's an excerpt from the page on Disability Secrets that discusses the disability approval criteria established in the blue book (the social security manual that provides specific criteria for a number of medical impairments, though certainly not all impairments) for hepatitis. As always, of course, it should be noted that most applicants for SSD and SSI benefits who are approved are not approved on the basis of a listing. Most approved applicants are actually awarded benefits after an evaluation of their medical history and work history demonstrates that they do not have the capacity to work and earn what is considered by the social security administration to be a substantial and gainful income.

Now, here that's excerpt of the hepatitis page and the link that leads to the full page.

You could be awarded Social Security Disability (SSD) or SSI on the basis of hepatitis by meeting the listing for hepatitis in the official Social Security disability list of impairments. Hepatitis is listed in the blue book under the section dealing with the digestive system.

The rest of the page can be viewed at this link: Social Security Disability and hepatitis



Other pages that discuss hepatitis:

1. Is hepatitis C a disability?

Excerpt: "Hepatitis C is a disease caused by the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), which can lead to severe liver damage. Often people with hepatitis C are not aware that they have the disease, as it typically operates silently in the body for some time without manifesting any particular symptoms"

2. Disability and hepatitis

Excerpt: "Chronic hepatitis C may lead to cirrhosis of the liver or cancer of the liver. Left untreated, two-thirds of those with hepatitis C will develop cirrhosis"

3. Hepatitis Information

Excerpt: "Hepatitis is caused by bacterial or viral infection, drugs (including alcohol), toxins, or parasites. It is most commonly caused by one of three viruses: the hepatitis A virus (HAV), the hepatitis B virus (HBV), or the hepatitis C virus (HCV)"

4. What Causes Cirrhosis??

Excerpt: "Cirrhosis of the liver can also be caused by hepatitis B and C, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Twenty percent of the 4 million Americans with hepatitis C develop cirrhosis of the liver"






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