Full Version: Disability Benefits

From: lisa (LISAA123) [#1]
16 Feb 14:40
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I have just applied for disability benefits and found a great site that helped me out alot. It has actual letters that people receive from from disability such as approval, denial, and award letters. It also has stories from people who are going through different steps in the process and a forum for them to discuss the struggles they are going through. It also has wait times for the Judges hearings. The site is http://www.ssdfacts.com . I hope it helps.

From: Geri in Co:Byetta(3-06) (GERI) [#3]
16 Feb 20:44
To: lisa (LISAA123) [#1] 16 Feb 23:42

Is having diabetes considered having a disability?

From: lisa (LISAA123) [#5]
16 Feb 23:46
To: Geri in Co:Byetta(3-06) (GERI) [#3] 17 Feb 10:40

Yes it is listed in the blue book which is the list of impairments that disability uses to decide disability.

Specifically it says this....

9.08 Diabetes mellitus. With:

A. Neuropathy demonstrated by significant and persistent disorganization of motor function in two extremities resulting in sustained disturbance of gross and dexterous movements, or gait and station (see 11.00C); or

B. Acidosis occurring at least on the average of once every 2 months documented by appropriate blood chemical tests (pH or pC02 or bicarbonate levels); or

C. Retinitis proliferans; evaluate the visual impairment under the criteria in 2.02, 2.03, or 2.04.

I know on the site I listed they would know more. But yes you can apply based on the above. Good luck.

From: Sue (SUEFIRST50) [#7]
17 Feb 9:23
To: ALL

Obviously not everyone with diabetes would qualify for disability but if they have complications due to the disease those complications might qualify diabetics for disability. Some people lose vision, limbs and kidneys because of diabetes as well as having other medical problems which could make working difficult if not impossible.

From: lisa (LISAA123) [#9]
7 Apr 22:22
To: lisa (LISAA123) [#1] 7 Apr 22:22

Is anyone else here applying for disability?

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