I enjoy my Social Security disability law practice. I have focused on this area of law for over 15 years, and I know what a difference an award of disability benefits can make to my clients.
I learned of a Fully Favorable decision for a client earlier this week. This case was out of the…
Ascites, which is fluid build-up in the abdomen, can occur when pressure builds up in the veins of the liver and the liver doesn’t function as it should. The most common cause of ascites is cirrhosis of the liver. The abdominal fluid can be drained periodically by a procedure called paracentesis. Patients with…
Effective today, the SSA has revised the 2.00 listings regarding hearing loss. The changes are only to the listings for hearing loss and their accompanying introductory text.
Listing 2.08 "Hearing Impairments" has been removed, and new listings 2.10 and 2.11 have been added:
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I have a client with severe Meniere’s disease awaiting a hearing. Meniere’s disease is a disorder of the inner ear resulting in recurrent vertigo, loss of balance, ringing in the ears, and deafness. The vertigo alone is disabling, in my opinion.
Social Security adult listing 2.07 explicitly covers Meniere’s disease. The listing states:
2.07 Disturbance…
Autism is certainly a basis for a Social Security disability claim, and there is a listed impairment for “Autistic disorder and other pervasive developmental issues” See Adult Listing 12.10 and Childhood Listing 112.10.
Typically we see autism as the basis for a childhood disability claim. However, we also see it quite a bit with a…
Social Security Adult Listing 1.04A is often met for claimants with severe back pain, when there is an MRI or CT scan showing impingement of the nerve root or spinal cord. The practical difficulty with the listing is that the other findings necessary to meet the listing, such as a positive straight leg raising test…
Step 3 of Social Security’s 5-step sequential evaluation process is a determination whether or not a disability claimant “meets or equals a listing.” The Social Security Administration has regulations describing more than 150 categories of medical conditions. These are called “listed impairments,” or “listings.” The listed impairments are medical conditions that are severe…
