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Arterial Disease requires the following from the disability listing at Social Security:

A. Intermittent claudication with failure to visualize the common femoral or deep femoral artery in one extremity, (as shown by medical records); or

B. Intermittent claudication with marked impairment of peripheral arterial circulation as determined by Doppler studies showing:

1. Resting ankle/brachial systolic blood pressure ratio of less than 0.50; or

2. Decrease in systolic blood pressure at the ankle on exercise of 50 percent or more of the pre-exercise level at the ankle, and requiring 10 minutes or more to return to pre-exercise level.

Arterial Disease is disabling in that it causes the arteries to some parts of the body to be cut off of blood flow, without proper blood flow those parts of the body will essentially die and require amputation. Many times I have seen this disease as a result of diabetes. Another result of the disease is clotting, when the blood clots and does not flow to a part of the body it becomes very painful to the claimant, and thus the pain to a leg or foot becomes so bad that the person cannot walk or walk effectively enough to sustain a job.

The medication given to many claimants with arterial Disease is Coumadin, the problem with this medication and working is, should you receive even a small cut you could bleed to death. Coumadin is a blood thinner, and while it is necessary for to help with Arterial Disease, it can be deadly if you receive a cut and do not attend to it properly.

Should you need assistance in your claim Arterial Disease disability claim, please give me a call, I would be pleased to speak with you. You may reach me anytime at toll free 1 (877) 271-2633 Monday through Saturday or local at (615) 308-2633.

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Daniel L. McMurtry, Attorney

Under the listings for Social Security Disability there is a listing noted as Chronic heart failure. Meeting this listing puts the claimant in very poor health, the listing is so detailed that if you meet this listing your health is probably not very good at the moment.

The listing states the following:

(a) Documented cardiac enlargement by appropriate imaging techniques (a cardiothoracic ratio of greater than 0.50 on a PA chest x-ray with good inspiratory effort or left ventricular diastolic diameter of greater than 5.5 cm on two dimensional echocardiography, ) resulting in inability to carry on any physical activity, and with symptoms of inadequate cardiac output, pulmonary congestion, systemic congestion, or anginal syndrome at rest; or

(b) Documented cardiac enlargement by appropriate imaging techniques, or ventrical dysfunction, abnormal wall motion or left ventricle ejection ratio of 30% or less by imaging techniques; and

Inability to perform on exercise test at workload to 5 (mets) or less due to symptoms of chronic heart failure, in rare instances a need to stop exercising testing at less than this level of work because of:

a. Three or more consecutive ventricular premature beats or three or more multiform beats or;

b. Failure to increase systolic blood pressure by 10 mmHg or decrease in systolic pressure below the usual resting level; or

c. Signs attributable to inadequate cerebral perfusion, such as ataxic gait or mental confusion; and

(2) Resulting in marked limitation of physical activity, as demonstrated by fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea, or anginal discomfort on ordinary physical activity, even though the individual is comfortable at rest; or

C. Cor pulmonale fulfilling the criteria in 4.02 A or B.

The issue with Heart Failure under Social Security Disability is very technical, for someone to meet this listing above they are in, or must be in very poor health, which is a sign of Congestive Heart Failure. The things that go along with heart failure are congestion in the lungs, liver, circulatory system, and places where large amounts of blood are in the body region.

It is important to be able to relate your symptoms of heart failure to the Social Security Administration, not only by your testimony, but by your medical records from doctors and hospitals. The severity of your symptoms is key in your application to obtain Social Security Disability.

Should you need assistance in your disability claim, please give the law office a call at toll free 1 (877) 271-2633 or local at (615) 308-2633. I look forward to hearing from you.

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Daniel L. McMurtry, Esq.