Claiming Respiratory Illness as a Disability
Chronic disorders of the respiratory system often cause irreversible loss of pulmonary function. Sufferers most commonly experience coughing, wheezing, dyspnea on exertion, sputum production, hemoptysis and chest pain. Unfortunately for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefit applicants, numerous other diseases share these symptoms. You will have to prove the serious nature of your illness to obtain benefits.
Disorders That May Qualify for Benefits
Whether caused by a chronic condition, infection, lung cancer, heredity, surgery, toxic mold exposure or chemical exposure, respiratory disorders can seriously impair your ability to care for yourself and your family. You may be eligible for SSD benefits for respiratory conditions such as:
- Bronchiectasis
- Cystic fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Asthma
- Black lung disease
- Popcorn lung
- Occupational lung disease
- Pulmonary resection
- Thoracoplasty
- Diffuse pulmonary fibrosis
- Primary pulmonary hypertension
- Recurrent thromboembolic disease
- Primary or secondary pulmonary vasculitis
- Pulmonary vascular hypertension
- Pulmonary heart disease and right heart failure
Respiratory system disorders are a category in the SSA's impairment listings. This does not mean that you are automatically guaranteed benefits, however. Most people need the assistance of an attorney to get through the complex application and appeals processes.
We Handle All the Complexities Involved in the SSD Process
We know what information is important to the Social Security Administration (SSA) when making a Social Security Disability claim for a respiratory illness. You must provide a complete medical history, physical exam results, and chest X-ray or other imaging results. Subsequent pulmonary function testing is required to assess the severity of the disease. Your doctor must also document the disease's effect on your ability to perform substantial gainful activity.
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