Applying for Social Security Disability for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is not just one disorder, but a whole group of impairments currently classified into 13 subtypes. What the subtypes have in common is that they are connective tissue disorders which are often inherited. Generally, EDS is characterized by fragile tissue, and joints and skin that can be stretched further than normal. Ehlers-Danlos syndromes affect both men and women of all ages and all ethnic backgrounds.

While there is no cure for EDS, there is treatment for its symptoms, and there are preventative measures that bring relief to some who are affected by the disease. For others, however, their EDS causes joint pain, back pain, heart problems, loss of vision, or other issues which don’t respond to treatment and are so severe that they affect their everyday life and prevent them from working. If you have EDS and are unable to work because of severe symptoms from it, you may be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, one of the disorder’s most severe forms, can cause ruptures in the walls of blood vessels, intestines, or the uterus.

Signs and symptoms can vary from person to person. Common symptoms include:

    -Overly flexible joints,

    -Stretchy skin,    

    -Fragile skin resulting in poor healing wounds and skin infections,

    -Fatty lumps of pressure points,

    -Fatigue,

    -Joint and muscle pain,

    -Joint damage, dislocation and limited mobility,

    -Back pain,

    -Flat feet and

    -Impaired vision.

These symptoms can make it difficult, if not impossible, to work.

More often than not, the complications of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome are the key to winning your claim. These complications can include joint dislocations and the early onset of arthritis as a result of overly flexible joints. Fragile skin can result in cuts and wounds that are difficult to heal. Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome can result in ruptures of major blood vessels.

If you are interested in filing for Social Security Disability or SSI anywhere in the United States contact me to help your case at joshben99@gmail.com or 248-842-7840. I have been representing disability claimants for over 26 years. 

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