Social Security Disability Law: News and Facts

Interstitial cystitis (IC), often called painful bladder syndrome, is chronic inflammation of the wall of the bladder. The pain and changes in urination caused by IC can sometimes be disabling. In order to prove you have IC, you must show that you have some or all of the following symptoms with no other medical explanation for the symptoms: Frequent urge to urinate or urination Pain in the bladder and pelvis Tenderness in the pelvic area on physical examination Pinpoint bleeding on the bladder wall caused by reoccurring irritation after a cystoscopy, which is a procedure where the fill the bladder with water then drain it, and/or Hunner's ulcers on the bladder wall after a cystoscopy. Symptoms can come and go; IC commonly goes into periods of remission where there are no symptoms at all. Flare ups, where symptoms become much worse, can be caused by certain triggers such as menstruation, exercise, stress, sex, and sitting for an extended amount of time. To prove the above symptoms, ...

Urinary incontinence is the inability to control the release of urine from your bladder. Whether you suffer from the occasional, minor leak or you are completely incapable of controlling your bladder flow this can be an embarrassing and disruptive condition that may affect you socially, emotionally and professionally. According to the Mayo Clinic there are a variety of different types of urinary incontinence: stress incontinence, urge incontinence, overflow incontinence, mixed incontinence, functional incontinence and total incontinence. Each type of incontinence occurs at different times and for different reasons. For instance, stress incontinence is common in women who have experienced childbirth or men who have had their prostate removed. It occurs when the sphincter muscle in the bladder is weakened and pressure is exerted on the bladder through laughing, exercise or coughing. It is not uncommon for many claimants who have severe urinary disorders to have symptoms which can include...

I recently had a client get approved for social security disability because she had severe Gastroparesis. She was hospitalized every few months for days because she had severe nausea and  vomiting. We were able to win her case by showing the judge that the Claimant would miss more than a few days each month from work because she was hospitalized.  Gastroparesis is a condition in which the stomach muscles are weakened or do not function well, impairing the digestion process. As a result, the muscles are unable to contract to push food through the stomach and the is then unable to properly digest food. The term gastroparesis refers to a “partial paralysis” of the digestive functions, usually because of damage to the vagus nerve, which controls the stomach muscles. Gastroparesis can be caused by conditions like diabetes and Parkinson's, certain medications or drug use, and irregular eating habits. Chronic nausea and vomiting and abdominal pain are among the earliest signs of gast...