How the Social Security Disability System Looks at Neuropathy
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has multiple rules to decide when a medical condition qualifies you for disability benefits.
Here’s what they will check for:
- Medical evidence: You are going to need doctor’s records, test results (such as nerve-conduction studies, EMGs), and notes showing how the neuropathy affects you on a daily basis.
- Lasting effect: Your neuropathy must be expected to last at least 12 months as determined by a doctor.
- Work ability: The key is whether your neuropathy prevents you from doing any substantial work. This means you can’t do full-time jobs you are qualified for.
- Match a listing in the SSA “Blue Book:” Neuropathy doesn’t perfectly match a specific listing in the SSA’s blue book of impairments that qualify for benefits, but you can still qualify. Again, you will need to show your limitations are as bad as a listed impairment or that your ability to work is very limited.
Hanley Disability has been helping people claim their disability benefits in Indianapolis, Danville, Franklin, Lebanon, Noblesville, throughout Indiana and across the Midwest and country for a half century.
In Indiana, understanding how the rules apply locally is important.
Our disability advocates know what counts as proof of a limitation, how your job history matters, and which records government agencies expect.
You will want a local advocate on your side to gather documents and prove your case to the SSA.
Talk to Hanley Disability for a free evaluation of your disability claim.
