Category Archives: Disabling Conditions

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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Disabling Condition: Respiratory Problems

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Editorial Board

Respiratory problems that may be disabling include chronic pulmonary insufficiency, asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic pulmonary vascular hypertension, sleep apnea, and lung transplants. Asthma What is the frequency and duration of your asthma attacks? Do you sometimes take a short course … Continue reading →

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