Lupus Disability Benefits Lawyer

Lupus Disability Benefits Lawyer

Systematic lupus erythematosus, commonly referred to as lupus, is an autoimmune disease that impairs the patient’s immune system to attack its own body. Lupus can vary in severity from mild cases to extreme ones. In some cases, it might end up harming vital organs of the body including crucial joints, skin, kidneys, blood, the heart, and lungs.

A harsh case of lupus may prevent you from working and make it difficult for you to make ends meet. In such a scenario, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) may offer some relief. However, the Social Security Disability (SSD) application process is complex and complicated because of the tough federal regulations and procedural technicalities set in by the SSA. More than two-thirds of all applications for SSI and SSDI benefits made to the SSA are denied.

An experienced and knowledgeable Lupus Disability Benefits Lawyer at The Keener Law Firm can help you fight the SSA for the disability benefits you need and deserve.

Blue Book Listing criteria for Lupus Disability Benefits

Lupus is listed as one of the qualifying disabilities in the SSA Listing of Impairments. To qualify for lupus as a disability under the SSA Blue Book, you must satisfy the following conditions:

• The lupus must affect at least two body systems or organs, such as the kidneys and the lungs, or the heart and the brain, and
• The lupus must cause at least two of the following symptoms.
  
  • frequent exhaustion resulting in low physical or mental activity
  • fever
  • malaise (feelings of physical discomfort or illness resulting in low physical or mental activity), and/or
  • involuntary weight loss.

OR

• Repeated symptoms of lupus, with at least two of the symptoms above resulting in one of the following limitations:
  
  • Limitations of activities of daily living
  • Limitation in maintaining social functioning
  • Limitation in completing tasks in a timely manner due to lack of focus or ability to work quickly.
• The limitation must seriously interfere with your ability to function independently, appropriately, and effectively.

An accomplished Lupus Disability Benefits Lawyer at our office can help you prepare the application and supporting documentation to ensure that you win the benefits you deserve.

Qualifying for Lupus Disability Benefits through an RFC assessment

Even if you do not qualify for lupus disability listing under the SSA Blue Book Listing of Impairments, you may still be able to win SSI or SSDI benefits for the disability based on an RFC assessment.

Lupus may lead to physical and sensory limitations like fatigue, chest pain, shortness of breath, headaches, and abnormal heart rhythms that can affect your ability to perform daily activities and prevent you from working.

Contact The Keener Law Firm for a free consultation and claim review

If you suffer from lupus, it may affect your ability to work and add financial stress to your physical and mental trauma. If you are unable to work because of a lupus disability, you must speak to an experienced Lupus Disability Benefits Lawyer at our office. Contact The Keener Law Firm today for a free consultation and claim review.