Heart conditions, or cardiovascular disease, can be caused by underlying medical problems such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Heart disease can also be hereditary. Cardiovascular disease can cause disabling symptoms such as fatigue on exertion and chest pain. Those who have already had a heart attack or who are at high risk for having one often have anxiety related to their condition.
Headaches are an occasional and minor problem for most people. For people who suffer from chronic and severe headaches, life can be a misery. There[…]
Any limitation in the use of your hands is critical in a disability case because almost every job requires you to use your hands. Therefore,[…]
Fibromyalgia is a complex and controversial condition that can have devastating effects on your work and personal life. Fibromyalgia causes widespread muscular pain and weakness,[…]
Essential tremor is a neurological condition that affects primarily the hands. It causes uncontrollable shaking in the hands that makes accomplishing every day tasks such[…]
Eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia are not included as one of the categories in the Social Security Administration’s listing of impairments. However, these conditions[…]
Diabetes is a complex endocrine problem that affects multiple body systems. As the disease progresses unchecked, it can lead to heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure,[…]
De Quervain’s tendinitis is a condition that affects the base of the thumb. Any limitation in the use of your thumb would limit the number of jobs available to you. I cannot think of a job where you would not need to use your thumb.
A person with profound hearing loss can be considered disabled on the basis of that hearing loss alone if the hearing loss is severe enough[…]
Cirrhosis, hepatitis and liver damage have different initial causes but often the same or similar symptoms of chronic abdominal pain, fatigue and malaise (feeling sick). […]