Can I Claim Disability for Hepatitis C?

To receive Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, you must prove that the effects of hepatitis C prevent you from performing substantial gainful activity. You will need medical tests, including blood work or a liver biopsy. You will also need to provide medical documentation of your disease's effect on your ability to work. This requires detailed medical reports of your symptoms and the side effects you experience from treatment.

Qualifying for SSD Benefits for Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is a viral disease that can be passed through the blood to another person. Individuals at risk for contracting the virus include those who received an organ transplant or blood transfusion prior to July 1992, people who received blood products for hemophilia before 1987, and babies born to mothers with hepatitis C. Having unprotected sex and sharing needles also increases your risk for the disease.

Hepatitis C does not always present with serious symptoms at first. If the disease progresses and becomes chronic, however, it can cause cirrhosis of the liver, liver cancer or liver disease. In serious cases, people with various types of liver disease need a liver transplant.

Symptoms common to hepatitis C, hepatitis B and related liver diseases can include jaundice, nausea, weight loss, weakness, fatigue and abdominal pain. These symptoms may be so severe that they prevent you from daily activities and work.

Very often, the drugs used to treat this disease can cause debilitating side effects such as depression, headaches, fatigue and pain. These side effects may also qualify you for SSD benefits.

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At Schwartzapfel Partners P.C., we have experience obtaining SSD benefits for people suffering from hepatitis C and related liver disease. We understand what types of medical reports the Social Security Administration (SSA) is looking for. Please call our law office now toll free at 888-801-1914 to contact our New York SSDI attorneys.

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