What impairments may Qualify for Social Security Disability?


The Social Security Administration uses a list of impairments in order to evaluate a person’s medical condition and determine what qualifies as a disability in order to qualify for benefits. 

There are 14 sections with disabilities listed in each section. 

Your condition does not necessarily have to meet the exact definition of the listing to be considered for Social Security Disability benefits.

Musculoskeletal System

  • Amputation
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • Avascular Necrosis
  • Back Pain
  • Bone Cancer
  • Bone Spurs
  • Bursitis
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 
  • Clubfoot
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Dysautonomia
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia
  • Fibromyalgia 
  • Fracture of an Upper Extremity
  • Fracture of the Femur, Tibia, Pelvis, or
  • One or More of the Tarsal Bones
  • Gout
  • Herniated Disc
  • Hip Replacement
  • Inflammatory Arthritis
  • Joint Pain
  • Knee Replacement 
  • Lumbar Stenosis
  • Lyme Disease
  • Major Dysfunction of a Joint
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Neck Pain
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Paralysis
  • Piriformis Syndrome
  • Reflex Sympathetic Disorder
  • Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis 
  • Ruptured Disc
  • Scoliosis
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Spinal Arachnoiditis
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spine Disorders
  • Torn ACL
  • Whiplash

Special Senses and Speech

  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Auditory Processing Disorder
  • Loss of Speech
  • Macular Degeneration
  • Meniere’s Disease
  • Otolaryngology (Hearing Loss)
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa
  • Vision Loss

Respiratory System

  • Asthma
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Chronic Restrictive Ventilatory Disease
  • Chronic Venous Insufficiency
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Emphysema
  • Lung Transplant
  • Mycobacterial, Mycotic, and Other
  • Chronic Persistent Infections of the Lungs
  • Pneumoconiosis
  • Pulmonary Tuberculosis
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Sleep Apnea
  • Sleep Related Breathing Disorders
  • Varicose Veins

Cardiovascular System

  • Aneurysm of Aorta or Major Branches
  • Artery Disease
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Blood Clots
  • Chest Pain
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Transplants
  • Heart Valve Disorder
  • High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
  • High Cholesterol
  • Ischemic Heart Disease
  • Marfan Syndrome
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
  • Peripheral Arterial Disease
  • Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia
  • Syndrome (POTS)
  • Raynaud’s Disease
  • Recurrent Arrhythmias
  • Sinus Bradycardia
  • Symptomatic Congenital Heart Disease
  • Syncope/Fainting

Digestive System

  • Bowel Incontinence
  • Cirrhosis
  • Colon Cancer
  • Colitis
  • Crohn’s Disease
  • Diverticulitis
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhaging
  • Gastroparesis
  • GERD
  • Glycogen Storage Disease
  • Hepatitis
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Leaky Gut Syndrome
  • Liver Disease
  • Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
  • Short Bowel Syndrome
  • Stomach Pain
  • Ulcers
  • Wilson’s Disease

Genitourinary System

  • Chronic Obstructive Uropathy
  • Interstitial Cystitis
  • Kidney Failure
  • Kidney Transplant
  • Nephrotic Syndrome

Hematological Disorders

  • Aplastic Anemias with Bone Marrow and
  • Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Budd-Chiari Syndrome
  • Coagulation Defects and Hemophilia
  • Chronic Anemia
  • Chronic Granulocytopenia
  • Chronic Liver Disease
  • Chronic Thrombocytopenia
  • Gilbert’s Syndrome
  • Haemochromatosis
  • Liver Transplants
  • Macroglobulinemia
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Polycythemia Vera
  • Sickle Cell Disease

Skin Disorders

  • Bullous Diseases
  • Burns
  • Cellulitis
  • Chronic Skin Diseases
  • Dermatitis
  • Genetic Photosensitivity Disorders
  • Hidradenitis Suppurativa
  • Ichthyosis
  • Psoriasis

Endocrine System

  • Adrenal Gland Disorders
  • Diabetes
  • Graves’ Disease
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hyperfunction of Adrenal Cortex
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Obesity
  • Pancreas Transplant
  • Pancreatic Gland Disorders
  • Pancreatitis
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders
  • Thyroid Gland Disorders

Congenital Disorders

  • Caudal Regression Syndrome
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Chronic Insomnia
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Dwarfism
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  • Fragile X Syndrome
  • Hereditary Telangiectasia
  • Mosaic/Non-mosaic Down Syndrome
  • Phenylketonuria (PKU)
  • Trisomy X Syndrome (XXX Syndrome)

Neurological System

  • Anterior Poliomyelitis
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS orLou Gehrig’s Disease)
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome
  • Chronic Migraines
  • Convulsive Epilepsy
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • Dystonia
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Narcolepsy
  • Motor Neuron Disease
  • Neuralgia
  • Neuropathy
  • Non-convulsive Epilepsy
  • Parkinsonian Syndrome
  • Polio
  • Pseudobulbar Affect
  • Seizure Disorder
  • Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident)
  • Syringomyelia
  • Tourette’s Syndrome
  • TBI Traumatic Brain Injury 

Mental Disorders

  • Anxiety Disorder
  • Anorexia
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Asperger’s Syndrome
  • Autism
  • Bipolar Disorder 
  • Depression 
  • Drug Addiction
  • Dysthymia
  • Memory Loss
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Organic Mental Disorders
  • Panic Attacks
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Somatoform Disorders
  • Schizoaffective Disorder
  • Schizophrenia

Cancer and Malignant Neoplastic Diseases

  • Acute Leukemia
  • Benign Brain Tumors
  • Bile Duct Cancer
  • Brain Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cancer
  • Carcinoid Tumors
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Fallopian Tube Cancer
  • Islet Cell Cancer
  • Lung Cancer and Social Security
  • Disability
  • Lymphedema
  • Lymphoma
  • Mesothelioma
  • Myelofibrosis (Myeloproliferative
  • Syndrome)
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Penile Cancer
  • Pituitary Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Salivary Cancer
  • Sinus Cancer
  • Soft Tissue Injury (Burns)
  • Stomach CancerThymoma
  • Trabecular Cancer
  • Testicular Cancer
  • Urethral Cancer
  • Vaginal Cancer
  • Vascular Tumors

Immune System

  • Epstein-Barr Virus
  • Guillain Barre Syndrome
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Lupus
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Polymyositis
  • Scleroderma
  • Sjorgen’s Syndrome
  • Systemic Vasculitis
  • Undifferentiated and Mixed Connective
  • Tissue Disease
If you need helping applying for Social Security Disability or SSI, please contact me at joshben99@gmail.com. I have over 20 years experience with Social Security Disability cases.
Location: Michigan, USA

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