Syndromes That May Qualify for Disability Benefits
Syndromes That May Qualify for Disability Benefits
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Social Security Disability Benefits for Asperger's Syndrome
Applicants whose Asperger's syndrome is severely limiting can get disability benefits.
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Social Security Disability for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
If your carpal tunnel syndrome severely limits your ability to use your hands at work, you may qualify for disability.
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Can You Get Disability Benefits for Celiac Disease?
It's difficult to get ongoing SSDI or SSI benefits for celiac disease since avoiding gluten usually eliminates symptoms. But a closed period of disability may be an option.
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Getting Social Security Disability Benefits for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
When symptoms from chronic fatigue syndrome significantly affect your ability to work full-time, you may qualify for disability benefits.
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Can You Get Disability for Migraines or Cluster Headaches?
Getting Social Security Disability benefits based on chronic migraines is difficult but not impossible.
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and Social Security Disability
Social Security disability benefits can be available for this sometimes chronic condition when it doesn't go away within 12 months.
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Getting Disability Benefits for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome and Ulnar Nerve Entrapment
If you're limited in the use of your hands, arms, or fingers due to ulnar nerve problems, you may be able to get Social Security disability benefits.
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Disability and Down Syndrome: Filing for Social Security Benefits
Learn what evidence you need to establish disability for non-mosaic and mosaic Down syndrome.
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Getting Disability Benefits for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos can affect your skin, joints, and blood vessel walls; the syndrome is characterized by extremely flexible joints and very stretchy, fragile skin.
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Disability Benefits and Long-Term Effects of the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
Some people who have been infected with Epstein-Barr virus suffer from chronic fatigue, joint pain, or difficulty concentrating that renders them unable to work for a period of time.
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Can a Child Get SSI Disability for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)?
Whether a child can get disability benefits for FAS depends on the severity of the symptoms.
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Does Having Guillain-Barre Syndrome Qualify You for Disability?
Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an auto-immune disorder with potentially disabling symptoms.
Factors That Affect Whether a Syndrome Qualifies for Disability
Factors That Affect Whether a Syndrome Qualifies for Disability
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How Social Security Evaluates Chronic Pain in Disability Claims
Social Security must take your pain into account as long as you've been diagnosed with a physical or mental impairment, including fibromyalgia.
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Multiple Disabilities: Social Security Must Consider Combined Effects
If you have more than one condition on your application for disability benefits, Social Security will take them all into consideration when deciding whether you're disabled.
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How Not Complying With Treatment Affects Your Disability Case
If you're filing for disability benefits and don't follow your doctor's treatment orders, Social Security can deny your application.
