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Fibromyalgia is not recognized as a disability by social security in the sense that it has a listing in the social security administration's impairment listing manual. However, disability examiners (these are the individuals who actually process social security disability and SSI claims for the social security administration) routinely receive cases for which fibromyalgia is an associated allegation, or even a primary allegation. And of these fibromyalgia cases, a percentage are approved at the initial claim level and at the first appeal level. For the most part, however, unless a disability claimant has particularly strong support from their treating physician and has other medical conditions to be reviewed (ostearthritis, depression, or any other condition for which medical evidence can be gathered and examined), it will be somewhat difficult to win SSD or SSI disability benefits at the lower adjudication levels (initial claim and first appeal, known as a reconsideration or review) on the basis of fibromyalgia alone. However, getting approved on the basis of any condition can be rather difficult. At the application level, depending on which state you file in, approximately 70% of claims may be denied. At the first appeal step, this number tends to go even higher, even as high as 85%. At the second appeal step (at a disability hearing) things tend to improve in a claimant's favor considerably. For more information on how social security views fibromyalgia cases, proceed to this page. Social Security Disability SSI and Fibromyalgia Disability Lawyer Help on disability Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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If you suffer from a medical disability such as hip, neck, back, or other joint problems, disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, rsi or repetetive stress injury, inflammatory bowel disease, congestive or chronic heart failure, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, high blood pressure (hypertension), seizure disorder, stroke, copd, emphysema, hearing loss or poor hearing, vision loss, clinical obesity, epilepsy, cancer, chronic fatigue, multiple sclerosis, lupus, anxiety, inner ear problems, meniere's, vertigo or dizziness, kidney failure requiring dialysis or other renal problems, cirrhosis, hepatitis, or other liver disease, pancreatitis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, rsd or reflex sympathetic dystrophy, crohn's disease, sarcoidosis, peripheral vascular disease, lyme disease, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, hiv, aids, anemia, sickle cell, thyroid problems including hypothyroidism, cardiomyopathy, or tachycardia, arrhythmia and have initiated or been denied on a social security disability, or ssi, claim for benefits, this site may assist you with your case. Social Security Disability benefits are often difficult to win; however many claims for social security disability are lost simply because a claimant did not know enough about the disability process to their social security or ssi claim. For information re: representation on a social security disability or ssi claim (attorney or non attorney representative), see the "qurstions" & "how" pages. |
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