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Disabling Condition: Hypertension

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Hypertension (or high blood pressure) is no longer a listed impairment but if it leads to a stroke, it can be evaluated under the neurological disorders. HBP/HTN Are you taking medications? If not under control, why not? Symptoms of high blood pressure (chest pain, confusion, ear noise or buzzing, irregular heartbeat, nosebleed, tiredness, vision changes, […]

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Signs and Symptoms of Congestive Heart Failure

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Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a condition in which the heart can no longer pump enough blood to supply the body. Fluids back up in tissues and major organs as a result. CHF is a chronic, long-term condition that usually develops slowly. Individuals may, however, experience a sudden onset of symptoms. The symptoms of congestive […]

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What Causes a Stroke, and What Happens During a Stroke?

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If you have suffered from a full-blown stroke, you may be eligible to receive Social Security disability benefits.  Stroke is mentioned in the medical conditions listings in the Social Security Administration’s impairment listing manual or “blue book.”  If someone who had a stroke meets the criteria of the listing, he or she should win Social […]

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Chronic Heart Failure Can Become a Disabling Condition

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is a progressive disorder that causes an overall weakening of the cardiovascular system. CHF primarily occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood into the muscles, tissues and other organs of the body. Reported to be the third-most leading cause of disability in the US, congestive heart failure is […]

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Serious Strokes Could Make Someone Disabled

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A stroke has been for a long time a leading cause of long-term serious disabilities and early death. Unhealthy life-style, smoking, uncontrolled high blood pressure, rise in number of people with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and alcohol over-use are all major contributing factors in such emergence of the stroke epidemic all over the world. Strokes are […]

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Getting Social Security Disability because of Heart Failure

Heart failure, also known as Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is typically defined as a condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to the other organs of the body. Consequently, the blood is not able to move easily through the circulatory system, which further increases the pressure in the blood vessels and […]

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Is Advanced Congestive Heart Failure a Disabling Condition or Not?

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a strict definition of disability; in order to qualify for Social Security benefits a condition must meet this definition plus the SSA criteria for the specific condition or be able to show they cannot sustain employment. The SSA usually requires three months of detailed medical records to evaluate disability […]

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Disabling Condition: Cardiovascular Problems

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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 aorta or major heart branches (swelling due to wall weakness), chronic venous insufficiency (leg veins […]

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