How Do I Get SSD Payments for a Spinal Disability?
The human body can compensate for many ailments and injuries. You shift function to other limbs; you find a way. But when the pain or dysfunction is in your spinal column, you can't adapt using your "other spine." There is no work-around. The spine affects everything: sitting, standing, walking — and working. It is at this point that you should be asking yourself how you can get Social Security Disability (SSD) payments for your spinal disability.
If the pain is bad or you have lost motion or strength, you should not have to suffer simply to earn a paycheck. We can help fight for the financial and medical benefits you need for treatment and relief, especially if you are over age 50.
What You Can Do to Improve Your Chances at Getting SSD Payments
If you have a spinal disability, you want to ensure that your SSD claim includes a proper diagnosis, specific tests, an explanation of the debilitating symptoms, or a detailed record of treatment. The greatest chance of success upon initial application or at appeal is to have an experienced SSD benefits attorney by your side.
At Schwartzapfel Partners P.C., our New York attorneys and staff are familiar with the Social Security Administration's (SSA) listings and the kind of additional information needed to convince a hearing judge that you meet the medical criteria and cannot work.
Mainly, we must show medical proof of nerve root compression (pinching of the spinal nerves) and the associated effects. Some people suffer from lumbar (lower back) pain that flares with any movement. But spinal disorders commonly affect other parts of the body: chronic or shooting leg pain; muscle weakness and muscle atrophy; loss of sensation or reflex; reduced range of motion; inability to walk effectively or sit or stand for long periods.
Follow up with medical treatment and be sure to tell the doctor about all of your symptoms, what triggers the pain and what activities you cannot do. Keeping a daily journal between doctor visits will help with your treatment and your disability claim.
Common Disorders of the Spine
The SSA recognizes many disabling spinal disorders, such as:
- Herniated disk or bulging disk
- Degenerative spine disorders
- Vertebrae fracture
- Osteoarthritis and facet arthritis
- Ankylosing spondylitis (stiffness/fusing of the vertebral joints)
- Scoliosis (crooked spine)
- Stenosis (narrowed nerve openings)
- Arachnoiditis (inflammation of the protective membrane)
- Spinal cord injury
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To learn more about our practice or the medical issues in spinal disability claims for SSD payments, call our office now at 888-801-1914or contact our SSD benefits law firm online to schedule your free initial consultation. You won't have to pay any lawyer fees unless and until we win your claim and get money and benefits for you.
