liver 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.

Under Social Security Disability chronic liver disease includes portal, postnecrotic or biliary cirrhosis; chronic hepatitis; Wilson’s Disease.

Here is the short medical requirements that you must meet for Cirrhosis of the liver:

Esophageal varices, shown by endoscopy or x-ray; or

Performance of a shunt operation for esophageal varices; or

Serum bilirubin of 2.5 mg per deciliter (100ml.) or greater persisting on repeated examinations for at least 5 months; or

Ascites, with other attributable causes ruled out, persistent for 5 months or reoccurring; or

Hepatic encephalapathy; or

Confirmation of chronic liver disease, as noted by liver biopsy and one of the following:

(1) Ascites not attributable to other causes, occurring or persistent for 3 months demonstrated by abdominal paracentesis or associated with persistent hypoalbuminemia of 3.0 gm per deciliter or less; or

(2) Serum bilirubin of 2.5 mg per deciliter or greater on repeated examinations for at least 3 months; or

(3) Hepatic cell necrosis or inflammation persisting for at least 3 months, documented by repeated abnormalities of prothrombin time and enzymes indicative of hepatic dysfunction.

Most clients I have met who suffer from Cirrhosis of the liver have a very low energy level, the disease takes away most of their strength even to do small things like walking and standing. Cirrhosis of the liver is a debilitating disease, many other side affects of the disease are jaundice, blood coagulation, and easy bruising.

Many claimants are awaiting liver transplants at the time they are apply for disability, or they apply for disability and then get put on the waiting list for a transplant. In the event you are put on a transplant waiting list, it most assuredly shows the dire situation of your health and claim.

There are some instances where Cirrhosis may be linked to alcoholism, although alcoholism may be a bar to disability benefits, the results of alcoholism are not a bar, as long as you are abstaining from drinking, the results of your long term drinking do not effect your claim.

Please give me a call anytime Monday through Friday at toll free (877) 271-2633 or local at (615) 308-2633, I would be pleased to review your claim with no obligation.

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Daniel L. McMurtry, Esq.