When you apply for Social Security or SSI disability benefits for a heart condition or cardiovascular disease, Social Security requires that you submit medical records going back at least three months. This allows your doctors and Social Security to see how well you respond to treatment. If you've had heart surgery, Social Security may want to wait six months to make a disability determination. It can be difficult to convince Social Security that your heart condition cannot be improved enough with treatment to allow you to work, even if you have ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, an aneurysm, or have had past heart attacks or a pacemaker installed.
When Can You Get Social Security Disability Benefits for a Heart Condition
If you have a severe heart condition that prevents you from performing full-time work, you may be eligible for Social Security disability benefits.
Getting Disability for High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure, otherwise known as hypertension, is when the force of blood in the arteries stays at an elevated level. High blood pressure is considered to be anything over 140/90.
Getting Disability Benefits for Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy means disease of the heart muscle; depending on the type of cardiomyopathy, it can cause weakening, thickening, or enlarging of the heart muscle, which can lead to your heart's not b
Hematological (Blood) Disorders and Social Security Disability Benefits
Severe anemia, thrombocytopenia, hemophilia, and other blood diseases can qualify for disability benefits.
Disability Benefits for Stroke Victims
If you have difficulty communicating or moving your limbs following a stroke, you should qualify for disability benefits.
Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability
Written by a former SSA medical consultant, Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability is the essential book for learning about the disability process, and can be helpful whether you hire or lawyer or not.
Nolo's book covers Medicaid rules for seniors and persons with disabilities.
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