Asthma and Social Security Disability Claims

Millions of Americans have asthma, but very few claims for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for asthma-related disabilities are approved, even for those who suffer frequent asthma attacks. You should not give up if your initial application was denied. With legal help, you may still qualify.

SSDI Guidelines and Asthma-Related Claims

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recognizes asthma as a disability if you have:

Chronic asthmatic bronchitis, under the criteria for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Characteristic symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath and coughing.

A pattern of asthma attacks that required medical intervention at least every other month or six times in a year. (Hospitalization of more than 24 hours to control a severe asthma episode counts as two attacks.)

You may also be a candidate for SSDI if your asthma is combined with other medical conditions, including severe allergies or heart conditions, or if your asthma is triggered by work-related conditions such as physical exertion, dust or smoke, chemicals or temperature extremes.

Our knowledgeable team is skilled at proving that you meet the listed criteria and showing how the effects of chronic asthma or frequent attacks make work intolerable or impossible.

Put Our New York Legal Team to Work for You

The experienced lawyers of Schwartzapfel Partners P.C., located in New York, have successfully represented asthmatics in the past.* We are skilled at filling in the blanks in the medical records and satisfying the SSA that the chronic symptoms, related medical conditions or workplace triggers make it impossible to sustain employment.

We understand the worry and stress if your inhalers do not prevent asthma attacks or if working makes your asthma worse. In your disability claim and appeals, our experienced attorneys help document your symptoms, your limitations and the dangers you face.

You Pay No Attorneys Fees Unless We Win

To learn more about qualifying for benefits under the SSDI guidelines for asthma, call us at 888-801-1914 or contact our New York law firm online. There is no upfront cost to you for a case evaluation or our representation. We get attorney fees only if we win money and benefits for you.

*Past results do not guarantee a future outcome.

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