Monthly Archives: September 2010

Disabling Condition: Cardiovascular Problems

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Editorial Board

Conditions covered include chronic heart failure (heart’s pumping action is compromised), ischemic heart disease (reduced blood flow to the heart muscle), recurrent arrhythmias (heart/rate/rhythm disorder, too fast, slow, irregular), symptomatic congenital heart disease (structural defects leading to malfunction, aneurysm of … Continue reading →

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Disabling Condition: Special Senses & Speech

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Editorial Board

Special senses and speech can be disabling, conditions covered include loss of visual acuity (acuteness or clearness of vision) contraction of the visual fields (when the eye is fixed on a central point or loss of vision away from the … Continue reading →

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Disabling Condition: Musculoskeletal Problems

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Editorial Board

Disabling Musculoskeletal conditions include muscle and bone impairments causing loss of use, surgical correction of weight bearing joints with loss of use, spinal cord disorders, amputation with loss of use, unhealed fracture of leg/arm bones or loss of use and … Continue reading →

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What’s Important in Epilepsy and Social Security Law?

Posted on September 6, 2010 by John R. Heard

What exactly is “epilepsy,” or “seizure disorder”?  Are they the same thing? Are there different types of epilepsy or seizures?  Is a medical doctor’s diagnosis of epilepsy or seizure disorder enough to win my disability case?  Are the rules for … Continue reading →

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