Articles
Articles
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Social Security Disability (SSDI & SSI) for Avascular Necrosis
If you can show that avascular necrosis prevents you from working, Social Security may find you disabled and pay cash benefits.
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Disability Benefits Based on Bone Spurs
When bone spurs affect your ability to use your arms or walk effectively, you can get Social Security disability benefits.
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Applying for Disability After an Amputation
You might think that an amputation would guarantee you disability benefits, but it's not so. Only certain types of amputations qualify for disability benefits.
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Getting Disability Benefits Because of Clubfoot
If limitations from your club foot keep you from working, you might qualify for Social Security disability.
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Do Broken Bones Qualify for Social Security Disability?
Broken bones (known as fractures) can occur in any bone in the body. The place of the broken bone in the body and the severity of the break affect how you may be impaired by the broken bone.
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Getting Social Security Disability for Severe Coccyx Pain (Coccydynia)
Coccydynia, pain in the tailbone, can make it difficult to sit and function at work.
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What Types of Dwarfism Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits?
You can qualify for disability benefits if your short stature causes you medical complications, but simply being under a certain height isn’t enough to qualify for disability benefits as an adult.
Resources
Resources
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Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions
Nolo's book covers survivors benefits, disability benefits, and spousal retirement benefits, and how the three are intertwined.
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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.