No matter what your job profile or the requirements of your self-employment, you do rely on your legs for different tasks including movement, lifting weights, bending, flexing, or supporting your body system. However, a knee injury or illness could render you unable to work or even carry out daily activities without considerable inconvenience. Even if you are involved in a desk job that requires minimum physical activity, severe and constant knee pain may render you unable to keep sitting for a long time.
If you or a loved one is prevented from working by a knee pain disability, the financial stress may cause a lot of worry. In such a situation, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) may offer some much-needed relief. However, a complicated application process and federal regulations set up the SSA make winning Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits overtly difficult. Less than one-third of all applications for SSDI or SSI benefits made to the SSA get approved. A knowledgeable and experienced SSDI or SSI lawyer at The Keener Law Firm may help you win the benefits you need and deserve.
To understand if you qualify for knee pain disability benefits, you must prove that you meet the SSA definition and standard for proving disability.
For this purpose, the SSA maintains a Listing of Impairments, also called the Blue Book, which contains physical and mental impairments that are considered severe enough for the SSA to determine a claimant as disabled and therefore qualified for SSD benefits. It is a comprehensive Listing that covers almost every physical or mental impairment that may render you disabled. Accordingly, knee issues are covered under Section 1.00 of the Listing of Impairments. If you can prove that you meet the requirements of the Listing, you may be able to show that you are disabled.
However, not meeting any of the listings does not mean that your disability cannot be proved. Even if you do not meet any of the criteria laid down in the Listing of Impairments, you may be able to win the benefits that you need and deserve through an assessment of your Residual Functional Capacity (RFC).
At The Keener Law Firm, we can work with you or your medical professionals to establish that you meet the Listing Criteria for a knee pain disability or that an assessment of your RFC entitles you to the benefits you deserve.
If knee pain renders you unable to work and earn a living for yourself, disability benefits from the SSA may help you get some financial relief. An experienced SSDI or SSI benefits lawyer at The Keener Law Firm can help you win the benefits that you deserve. If you or a loved one suffers from a knee pain problem, contact The Keener Law Firm today for a free consultation and claim review.