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Can I Get Disability Benefits for My Child's Cystic Fibrosis?

A child with CF can automatically qualify for disability benefits if the child meets the specific medical criteria detailed in the listing for childhood cystic fibrosis.

Are Learning Disabilities Covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?

Learning disabilities generally qualify as disabilities under the ADA.

Social Security Disability & SSI for Interstitial Cystitis

The pain and changes in urination caused by IC can sometimes be disabling.

Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) and Disability Benefits

Parents of children with PDD-NOS usually have a more difficult time getting benefits than parents of children with autism.

Can I Get Disability Benefits for Macular Degeneration?

Disability benefits are awarded based on how poor your vision is and how your vision limits your abilities.

Can I Get Disability for Poor Eyesight?

To qualify for Social Security disability benefits, you generally need to have poor eyesight while wearing glasses or contacts.

Can I Get Disability Benefits If I Have a Heart Murmur?

Can I get disability benefits if I have a non-innocent heart murmur?

Getting Disability Benefits for Pulmonary Fibrosis

If your pulmonary fibrosis severely affects your physical abilities, you should be able to get disability benefits.

Can I Get Social Security Disability for Muscular Atrophy or SMA?

Whether you'll get disability benefits for muscular atrophy depends on the degree of muscle wasting you have and the limitations it causes.

Getting Disability Benefits for Shingles and Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN)

Shingles and even postherpetic neuralgia rarely qualify someone to receive Social Security disability.

Bethany K. Laurence

Attorney · UC Law San Francisco

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