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Social Security Disability Case Win: Lupus and Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease |
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Nature of Case : Claim for Social Security Disability Benefits
Description : Our client, S. M. is a 41-year-old woman who suffers from Lupus and lumbar degenerative disc disease. She has been disabled since December 15, 2005
Progression of the Case : Like many of the Social Security Disability cases handled by the social security disability lawyers of Berry & Associates and National Disability Attorney, our client was denied benefits at the original application and again at the Reconsideration level. As a result, we requested a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). Proving disability required that we show not only that our client could no longer perform past work, but that no competitive work was possible. To do this, we began to prepare the case early on and communicated with the treating physicians regarding the way in which they were documenting our client's symptoms and impairments and how these would impact job performance and reliability.
At the social security disability hearing the administrative law judge focused on the impact of our client's condition on job performance. We starting by pointing out to the judge that our client had a 20-year uninterrupted work history. We prepared our client to testify about how her lupus the Lupus and its related symptoms, along with her back pain, keep her from functioning at a normal work pace. That, along with information we elicited from her doctors through specialized written questions demonstrated she was not able to return to work in any capacity.
Result: Our client was found disabled and recovered full back benefits and will receive future disability benefits as well through the Social Security Administration. Our client will also be eligible for Medicare and or Medicaid benefits.
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