Question: Can I get Social Security disability for mitral valve prolapse? Answer: Probably not. Certainly, severe mitral valve prolapse can not only be disabling but fatal if left untreated. Normally, though, a person who has a severe mitral valve prolapse has surgery, the valve is replaced and the person gets on with their life. As [...]

Question: Can I get Social Security disability for bone spurs? Answer: Maybe. Bone spurs, also called ostheophytes, are a major part of arthritis. As we age, our joints wear down a bit, in some cases more than a bit. We develop bone spurs. These may be of little consequence or of major consequence, depending upon [...]

Question: Do you handle Social Security appeals? Answer: You bet we do! We handle all kinds of Social Security appeals. Here are all possible levels of review of a Social Security disability case: Initial Reconsideration — the first level of appeal Request for hearing — the second level of appeal. This is where a case [...]

Question: Can I get Social Security disability for Raynaud’s Disease? Answer: Probably not for Raynaud’s Disease itself but maybe if the Reynaud’s is part of a larger rheumatic problem. Raynaud’s Disease or Syndrome or Phenomenon, as it is often called, is a problem with the blood circulation going to the fingers or toes.  The blood [...]

Question: Can I get Social Security disability for dilated cardiomyopathy? Answer: It may be quite possible, depending upon how badly your heart is damaged? Dilated cardiomyopathy is where the heart gets damaged, by something such as high blood pressure, infection or heart attack. Sometimes, no one can ever figure out what caused the dilated cardiomyopathy. [...]

Question: Can I get Social Security disability for a herniated disk? Answer: Very possibly. A disk is a leathery bag filled with a jelly like material that lies between the vertebrae, that is the bones in our spines. The disk is a shock absorber and cushion between these bones. The disk can get a weak [...]