Autoimmune Disorders Affecting the Joints, Muscles, and Nerves

Applying for Disability Benefits With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

If your multiple sclerosis is advanced, you have a good chance of getting approved for Social Security disability benefits.

Getting Social Security Disability for Moderate Multiple Sclerosis

You can get disability for moderate MS if you can show that you have limitations that prevent you from working.

Social Security Disability & SSI Benefits for Lupus

Those with lupus and significant limitations in daily activities, social functioning, or the ability to concentrate should be able to get benefits.

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Information for Social Security Disability

Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune disorder that occurs when a person’s immune system attacks the membranes surrounding their joints, causing them to inflame.

Getting Disability Benefits for Ankylosing Spondylitis

Previously referred to as Marie-Strumpells spondylitis, poker back, and rheumatoid spondylitis, ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a term that few people will have heard of unless they've been diagnosed with the condition.

Does Having Guillain Barre Syndrome Qualify You for Disability?

Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an auto-immune disorder where the body attacks its own nervous system. The result of this attack on the peripheral nerves is nerve inflammation that can lead to muscle weakness.

Disability for Myasthenia Gravis: Benefits and Filing Information

If myasthenia gravis has severely affected your muscles, you may be able to get Social Security disability benefits.

When Disability Benefits Are Available for Dermatomyositis or Polymyositis

Individuals with myositis that persists despite treatment may be eligible for Social Security disability.

Talk to a Disability Lawyer

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Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions: Get the Most out of Your Retirement & Medical Benefits

Nolo's book covers survivors benefits, disability benefits, and spousal retirement benefits, and how the three are intertwined.

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability includes information about Social Security benefits for the dependents and survivors of persons with disabilities.