hepatitis c Archives - Social Security Disability

Anyone with Renal Disease can attest to how debilitating the disease can be to the body. Social Security Disability has a listing called Impairment of the renal function, the technical listing requires the following:

Renal impairment because of chronic renal disease expected to last 12 months, hypertensive vascular disease, chronic nephritis, nephrolithiasis, polycystic disease, bilateral hydronephrosis, with:

Chronic hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis necessitated by irreversible renal fialure; or

Kidney transplant

Persistent elevation of serum creatine in to 4 mg per deciliter(100 ml) or greater or reduction in creatinine clearance to 20 ml per minute or less over 3 months with one of the following:

1. Renal osteodystrophy manifested by sever bone pain and abnormalities shown by appropriate medical acceptable imaging; or

2. A clinical episode of pericarditis; or

3. Persistent motor or sensory neuropathy; or

4. Intractable pruritus; or

5. Persistent fluid overload syndrome resulting in diastolic hypertension or signs of vascular congestion;

6. Persistent anorexia with recent weight loss and current weight meeting the values in 5.08 Table III IV; or

7. Persistent hematocrits of 30 percent or less.

Renal disease is a very medical records specific listing. The medical records must be shown to reveal the technical information that the listing requires, along with the technical nature of this listing your side effects from the disease are very important as well. It is a good thing to keep a list of the activities, including daily activities that you can no longer to as a result of this disease. Your daily life and how your symptoms affect it will be very important to the Social Security Disability under this listing.

Should you need assistance in your claim for disability, please feel free to phone me toll free Monday through Friday at (877) 271-2633 or local at (615) 308-2633.

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Daniel L. McMurtry, Esq.

Hepatitis C is a debilitating disease that attacks your liver, you may have the disease and not be aware of it. There are numerous ways it can be spread. Many clients I have represented who have Hepatitis C, have also developed Cirrhosis of the liver, which in and of itself can be fatal.

There is a listing under the Social Security Disability rules that explains in a medical term how you meet this listing, however it has been my experience that the technical definition is hard to meet. I would rather try to explain how one might meet this listing through the symptons and limitations that accompany this deadly disease.

Clients relate these conditions to me as a result of their Hepatitis C. Many clients tell me that they suffer from constant fatigue, and weakness, they feel as though they cannot do very much physically. Sometimes people infected with Hepatitis C will not have symptoms for quite sometime, even though they are infected, however once the symptoms begin many clients inform me that even doing just a desk job exhausts them to the point of requiring immediate rest at the end of the day.

It is so important at a hearing based on Hepatitis C to explain to the Judge your symptoms, the Judge cannot see how tired this disease makes you, some things that need to be explained is your average day, how much rest you require, and what happened the last time you tried to work a full day at any job.

There is a very powerful drug used to fight Hepatitis C, it is called Interferon, this drug while helpful has many dilibilitating side affects that may keep someone from working a full day. The combination of the drug and the side affects from the disease are quite certainly disabling, however the Judge cannot see these things, therefore it is so very important to relay these issues at your hearing.

Should you need assistance in your claim for Social Security Disability, please give me a call Monday through Friday at toll free (877) 271-2633 or local at (615) 308-2633. I look forward to hearing from you.

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Daniel L. McMurtry, Esq.