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SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY, SSI FOR EMPHYSEMACan you get ssd ssi disability for emphysema?
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SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY, SSI FOR EMPHYSEMACan you get ssd ssi disability for emphysema?
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Emphysema is a chronic lung disease involving the deterioration of alveoli, tiny sacs that allow the lungs to transer oxygen and carbon dioxide. As emphysema progresses in a patient and more lung tissue is further destroyed, a person's breathing ability is, likewise, further impaired. Emphysema is a chronic progressively degenerative lung disease that cannot be cured. However, the progress of the disease may be slowed dramatically with cessation of smoking and avoiding other lung irritants. The most common medical treatment for emphysema is medication that helps with breathing such as steroids, inhalers, and oxygen. In 2006, a promising surgical procedure that places valves in lung passages which lead to areas affected with emphysema was announced. However this is a new procedure and as many as 7 percent of those patients who have had the surgery experienced a collapsed lung. The only known successful cure for emphysema is a lung transplant, but very few patients with emphysema are healthy enough to survive the surgery. Emphysema is a listing level impairment, meaning that a patient with emphysema may qualify for disability benefits provided that the criteria listed in the SSA impairment manual is satisfied by what can be found in a claimant's medical records. Unfortunately, not every claimant with emphysema will meet a listing and be approved. Some patients with this condition will be forced to go through the disability appeal system, a part of the disability process that can be fairly confusing. Understanding how the social security administration's disability evaluation system works, of course, can remove a fair amount of uncertainty and confusion regarding the process. The selected pages below may answer some of your questions. If not, proceed to the home page. Disability Advocates Help with Claims Experienced Representation |
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