May is Lupus Awareness Month, and Los Angeles Social Security Disability Insurance Lawyer Vincent Howard of HOWARD LAW is dedicated to helping to raise awareness about this mysterious and devastating condition, for which there is no known cause or cure. ![shadowsonthebeach.jpg]()
The Mayo Clinic explains that lupus is a type of immune system disease characterized by chronic inflammation. It's basically a condition whereby your immune system attacks your own organs and tissues. It could affect a number of different body systems simultaneously, including skin, joints, blood cells, kidneys, lungs, heart and even the brain.
It's tough to diagnose because many of the symptoms are so similar to other kinds of conditions. Additionally, lupus has many different variations, and it tends to affect people differently.
In fact, no two case of lupus are going to be exactly alike.
Some of the more common symptoms might include:A rash shaped like a butterfly on the cheeks and bridge of nose;Joint pain and swelling;Lesions on the skin that get worse with exposure to the sun;Toes and fingers that turn white when stressed or when cold;Chest pain;Shortness of breath;Dry eyes;Fever or fatigue;Memory loss, headaches and confusion.
The condition tends to be more common in women, African Americans, Asians and Hispanics. Usually, people receive a diagnosis between the ages of 15 and 40.
Not everyone is going to be considered disabled solely by virtue of a lupus diagnosis, but often, diagnosis is the first step in the process of applying for disability.
The administration addresses lupus in Section 14.02. Specifically, reviewers are going to be looking at whether your condition meets the following criteria:Does it involve two or more organs or body systems, one of those with at least a moderate level of severity and two constitutional signs or symptoms such as fever, involuntary weight loss, severe fatigue or malaise? Does it involve repeated manifestations with at least two of those constitutional signs or symptoms mentioned earlier, as well as accompanied by limitations of daily living activities, social functioning and/or troubles with completion of tasks due to struggles with pace, persistence or concentration?
If this sounds familiar, there is a good chance you will qualify for SSDI benefits for your lupus.
However, even if you don't exactly meet this criteria, our skilled disability lawyers can help you determine if there are other ways you might be eligible. For example, even if you don't meet this exact definition, we might be able to show that your ability to function at work has been so significantly diminished as to render you disabled.
In a lot of cases also, people with lupus may also be struggling with multiple health problems. So while this one condition alone may not qualify you for disability benefits, the effect of these conditions combined means you will be unable to work.
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The Mayo Clinic explains that lupus is a type of immune system disease characterized by chronic inflammation. It's basically a condition whereby your immune system attacks your own organs and tissues. It could affect a number of different body systems simultaneously, including skin, joints, blood cells, kidneys, lungs, heart and even the brain.
It's tough to diagnose because many of the symptoms are so similar to other kinds of conditions. Additionally, lupus has many different variations, and it tends to affect people differently.
In fact, no two case of lupus are going to be exactly alike.
Some of the more common symptoms might include:A rash shaped like a butterfly on the cheeks and bridge of nose;Joint pain and swelling;Lesions on the skin that get worse with exposure to the sun;Toes and fingers that turn white when stressed or when cold;Chest pain;Shortness of breath;Dry eyes;Fever or fatigue;Memory loss, headaches and confusion.
The condition tends to be more common in women, African Americans, Asians and Hispanics. Usually, people receive a diagnosis between the ages of 15 and 40.
Not everyone is going to be considered disabled solely by virtue of a lupus diagnosis, but often, diagnosis is the first step in the process of applying for disability.
The administration addresses lupus in Section 14.02. Specifically, reviewers are going to be looking at whether your condition meets the following criteria:Does it involve two or more organs or body systems, one of those with at least a moderate level of severity and two constitutional signs or symptoms such as fever, involuntary weight loss, severe fatigue or malaise? Does it involve repeated manifestations with at least two of those constitutional signs or symptoms mentioned earlier, as well as accompanied by limitations of daily living activities, social functioning and/or troubles with completion of tasks due to struggles with pace, persistence or concentration?
If this sounds familiar, there is a good chance you will qualify for SSDI benefits for your lupus.
However, even if you don't exactly meet this criteria, our skilled disability lawyers can help you determine if there are other ways you might be eligible. For example, even if you don't meet this exact definition, we might be able to show that your ability to function at work has been so significantly diminished as to render you disabled.
In a lot of cases also, people with lupus may also be struggling with multiple health problems. So while this one condition alone may not qualify you for disability benefits, the effect of these conditions combined means you will be unable to work.