Cardiovascular & Blood Problems

What Heart Conditions Qualify for Disability?

Social Security will approve disability benefits for various types of advanced heart disease.

When Can You Get Disability Benefits for Coronary Heart Disease?

If your coronary artery disease has limited your ability to exert yourself so much that you can't work any job, you have a chance of getting Social Security disability.

Congestive Heart Failure: Can You Get Social Security Disability Benefits (SSDI or SSI)?

Social Security has a complicated method of evaluating chronic heart failure for disability.

When Are Disability Benefits Available for Congenital Heart Disease?

You can get disability benefits if you have congenital heart disease that causes cyanosis or severe functional limitations on your ability to work.

Can You Get Disability Benefits for Arrhythmia or Fibrillation?

If your arrhythmia causes you to faint regularly despite treatment, you may qualify for Social Security disability.

How Social Security Evaluates Heart Transplant Recipients for Disability

While heart transplant recipients qualify for disability, how long they receive it depends on their complications.

Getting Social Security Disability for Valvular Heart Disease (VHD)

When valvular heart disease causes aortic aneurysm or severely limits your activities, you may qualify for disability benefits.

Can I Get Disability Benefits for Having a Pacemaker or Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD)?

If you have a pacemaker or implanted cardiac defibrillator (ICD), you’ll still need to prove you can't work to get Social Security disability benefits.

Can You Get Disability for Bradycardia or Tachycardia?

If your heart is beating slower or faster than normal, it might cause symptoms that interfere with your ability to work.

Can You Get Disability for Low or Poor Ejection Fraction?

If you have a very poor ejection fraction (less than 30%), you might qualify for Social Security disability benefits.

Can I Get Disability Benefits After a Heart Attack?

I just had a coronary bypass, a few months after losing my job. Can I get disability benefits?

When Can I Get Social Security Disability for Marfan Syndrome?

Cardiovascular complications arising from Marfan syndrome may be serious enough to qualify for disability benefits.

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

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

Can You Get Disability Benefits for Cardiomyopathy?

Several types of cardiomyopathy can be eligible for Social Security disability benefits.

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability

Written by a former chief medical consultant for the SSA, this book goes into great detail on the specific severity requirements for every cardiovascular impairment listed in the SSA's blue book.