In Kentucky, 1,253,016 adults are living with a handicap, according to the CDC’s Disability and Health Data System. Many of these people struggle with chronic illnesses and long-term disabilities like fibromyalgia, coal workers’ lung disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Social Security programs or the worker’s compensation insurance provided by their employer offer disability benefits to assist. Additionally, in some circumstances, long-term group disability insurance might be able to provide benefits to disabled workers.
However, the procedure to be accepted and start receiving Social Security Disability and other comparable benefits can take some time. Thankfully SSD lawyers like Morgan, Collins, Yeast & Salyer can help applicants meet the requirements for filing an SSD claim. The applicant’s supporting documentation must satisfy all the stringent requirements set forth by the Social Security Administration to establish disability.
Let’s look at the most typical illnesses and conditions that make someone eligible for benefits in Kentucky.
Cancer
Numerous malignancies may make you eligible for long-term disability compensation. However, some of the more widespread cancers include:
- Breast cancer
- Leukemia
- Thyroid Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Melanoma
Mental Health Disorders
According to the SSA, those with qualifying mental disorders get roughly 20% of disability benefits. Applicants must have a psychological illness that has been medically diagnosed and severely limits their capacity to function freely. Other prevalent conditions that qualify are:
- Alzheimer’s disease or autism
- Intellectual disabilities
- Dementia
- Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder
Chronic conditions
Conditions that persist over time and demand continuing medical care are chronic problems. Examples of such conditions include immunological disorders and diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Disability benefits may be available for some conditions, such as:
- Angina
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Backache
- Long-Term Lung Illness
- Heart Valve Disease
- Fibromyalgia
- Cardiac disease
- Hypertension
- A kidney condition
Neurological Disorders
When diseases affect a person’s central and peripheral nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles, it can cause disabilities like:
- The Bell’s palsy
- Epilepsy
- Migraines
- periventricular neuropathy
- Stroke
- ALS
- Huntington’s disease
- Parkinson’s illness
Diseases of the Blood
Blood diseases, acute or chronic, may damage one or more components of the blood, impairing the body’s ability to produce blood cells. They include:
- Anemias
- The Sickle Cell Disease
- Bone Marrow Failure
- Hemophilia
Specific medical conditions
You might be qualified for disability compensation if you have other medical illnesses or difficulties, such as the following:
- Blindness or loss of vision
- Particular Long-Term Injuries
- Long-Term Pain
- Continual Fatigue
- Loss of Hearing or Deafness
Connective tissue and the musculoskeletal system disorders
According to the SSA, disorders of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue accounted for the majority of diagnoses among disabled workers receiving disability payments. Damage to one’s nerves, muscles, tendons, or ligaments is a factor in these disabilities, which make up 32.3% of diagnoses. Examples include fibromyalgia, arthritis, back pain, and reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
Final words
Although the list of impairments in the Social Security Blue Book is comprehensive, it does not include all physical problems that can make someone eligible for payments under the Social Security Disability program. So even if you don’t exactly satisfy the listed medical standards, you can still qualify for compensation.
