Medical Conditions: Pain, Fatigue and Hard-to-Measure Symptoms
Overcoming the Bias Against Hard-to-Diagnose Conditions
Neither the federal government claims examiner who will eventually review your claim for disability benefits nor the medical expert who may be asked to attend your administrative law judge (ALJ) hearing can feel your pain or experience your debilitating symptoms. They're simply looking for a reason to deny your lifetime benefits. However, this does not mean you cannot overcome their biases and claim Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits for pain, fatigue or other symptoms.
Relying on Past Determinations and Your Doctor's Expertise
In the past, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued medical disability determinations for people with the following impairments:
- Fibromyalgia
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD)
- Epstein-Barr
- Hepatitis C
- Multiple sclerosis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Systemic vasculitis
- Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
- Polymyositis and dermatomyositis
- Undifferentiated and mixed connective tissue disease
- Immune deficiency disorders, excluding HIV infection
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- Inflammatory arthritis
- Sjögren's syndrome
Although many of these conditions can be hard to diagnose and document, it can be done. And at Schwartzapfel Partners P.C., our skilled attorneys know how to work with our clients' doctors to make certain that it is. When you do experience symptoms, seek appropriate medical care, and be sure to tell your doctor everything and follow through on your doctor's recommendations for treatment, pain management or anything else. Keeping a daily journal detailing how you've been affected can also be extremely valuable in establishing a strong medical foundation for your claim.
We Are Here to Explain Your Options and Guide You Through the Process
Our conscientious and dedicated team of professionals, located in New York, knows what evidence has to be there and how it has to be presented before the SSA will issue a favorable decision in these especially tough cases. We have over a 98 percent success rate involving all types of legal matters and have helped numerous clients obtain the money and benefits that they deserve and need.* Let our dedicated team of disability benefits lawyers and professionals start helping you today with your claim.
We believe that the more you know, the better you'll feel about the process and what's happening with your case. Because of that, we take the time to explain how it all works, prepare you for what to expect and keep you fully informed throughout the process.
Discuss Your Hard-to-Diagnose Symptoms With Us. You Pay No Attorneys Fees Unless We Win.
To learn more about our practice, chronic fatigue syndrome or other difficult-to-diagnose medical conditions, call our office now at 888-801-1914 or contact our New York law firm online. You pay no fee for your initial consultation. You also won't have to pay any attorneys fees unless and until we win your claim and get money and benefits for you.
*Past results don't guarantee a future outcome.
