If you are suffering from digestive and gastrointestinal illness that is keeping from working then consult with your SSD lawyer to help you file your claim.
Not all disorders of these systems maybe considered as disabilities within the definition of the Social Security Act so it is an important part of the legal process to be clear on whether or not you qualify.
What is considered a digestive or gastrointestinal disability?
When you speak of the term digestive diseases it simply refers to the ailments in the rectum, duodenum, stomach, sigmoid colon, ileum, jejunum, large intestine and esophagus. The disorders in the pancreas, liver and gallbladder are also included. Physical assessment as well as health history must be taken into consideration by the health care provider in the diagnosis. The results of laboratory examinations are also carefully considered.
How disability law advocates set up your qualification?
In order to establish your eligibility under the SSA your digestive system disorder has to be shown to be persistent in spite of therapy. The conditions that fall within the purview of the law are recurring upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage from indefinite cause, stricture, stenosis, or obstruction of the esophagus, peptic ulcer, chronic liver disease.
Disability claim in case of weight loss
If you suffered from weight loss because of your gastrointestinal disorder your SSD lawyer should prove the persistence of the weight loss for a minimum of three months. It is necessary that there is a certification from the doctor that will prove that such weight loss is likely to continue for a year. In case you have undergone a liver transplant you can quality for disability benefits under SSA 12 months after your surgery.
Appropriate diagnostic procedure for your claim
Diagnostic procedure must be appropriate to prove that the diagnosis exists. In fitting cases diagnostic examinations like abdominal ultrasound, appendectomy, abdominal ultrasound, and appendectomy are utilized. Barium Enema, Barium Swallow, Cholecystectomy, Cholecystography, Colonoscopy and Computed Tomography (CT or CAT), scan of the abdomen are also some of the examinations that may be presented by your SSD lawyer to prove the existence of your disorders.
Social security disability benefits are intended for disabled persons who are out of work it must be shown by concrete evidence by your attorney for a California Law firm that you are suffering from a disability that will not allow you to work for no less than a year.