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Can I Get Social Security Disability Benefits for Fibromyalgia? How Does the Social Security Administration Decide if I Qualify for Disability Benefits for Fibromyalgia? About Fibromyalgia and Disability Winning Social Security Disability Benefits for Fibromyalgia by Meeting a Listing Residual Functional Capacity Assessment for Fibromyalgia Getting Your Doctor’s Opinion About What You Can Still Do [...]

Can I Get Social Security Disability Benefits for Fibromyalgia? How Does the Social Security Administration Decide if I Qualify for Disability Benefits for Fibromyalgia? About Fibromyalgia and Disability Winning Social Security Disability Benefits for Fibromyalgia by Meeting a Listing Residual Functional Capacity Assessment for Fibromyalgia Getting Your Doctor’s Opinion About What You Can Still Do [...]

Fibromyalgia and Social Security Disability The condition of fibromyalgia has received increasing attention in recent Social Security disability court decisions. The cases generally require the ALJ to evaluate carefully the effect of medically-documented fibromyalgia on a claimant’s ability to work. The following summary of cases includes only those cases where the issue of fibromyalgia was [...]

The physician's role in the Social Security disability determination process How can a physician determine what constitutes a “medically determinable impairment”? The method adopted by the Social Security Administration (SSA) is generally to find a Medically Determinable Impairment when a doctor’s diagnosis is based on anything more than a mere description of symptoms by the [...]

The Definition of “Severe Impairment” in Social Security Disability This is an overview of the applicable Social Security disability laws, regulations, rulings, and primary circuit court case law governing the definition of “severity,” as used in step two of the sequential analysis used by the Social Security Administration to determine eligibility for disability benefits. Many [...]

Lupus and Social Security Disability Disseminated (systemic) lupus erythematosus can be a debilitating medical condition deserving of Social Security disability benefits. This material surveys the more significant cases discussing the medical condition in a Social Security disability context. Please note that discoid lupus should be distinguished from systemic lupus erythematosus in terms of medical significance. [...]

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Social Security Disability In response to the growing class of Social Security disability claimants diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued SSR 99-2p setting forth the SSA’s position on CFS. In general, both the SSA and the courts now recognize CFS as a medically determinable impairment, [...]

Chemical Sensitivity and Environmental Illness in Social Security Disability Modern medicine appears to be only now recognizing that some Social Security disability claimants may be suffering from illnesses related to chemical sensitivities. The courts have not welcomed the new diagnosis and appear to be applying a strict standard in terms of objective proof of such [...]