Social Security Disability Law: News and Facts

If you suffer from mixed connective tissue disease that is so severe you are unable to work and earn a living, you may be eligible to be approved for disability benefits administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). The process for filing for disability benefits with mixed connective tissue disease includes filing a claim with supporting evidence. If denied, you will need to file an appeal. Mixed connective tissue disease combines the symptoms of lupus, polymyositis, and scleroderma, but it could also have rheumatoid arthritis as well, which could lead to a debilitating overlapping disease. This can make it difficult to work, potentially qualifying you for disability benefits. Mixed connective tissue disease is a progressive disease and is reviewed using Listing 14.06 as undifferentiated and mixed connective tissue disease.  To be approved by the listing, you must show involvement of two or more organ systems or body systems with one of the organ systems involved modera...

Connective tissue disease affects your body’s connective tissues, which are the substances that connect and hold the cells together. Fat and cartilage are examples of connective tissues. Connective tissues are found throughout the body, being vital to the body’s shape and functioning. There are many kinds of connective tissue disease, but they are most often grouped into two different kinds based on the cause. Some connective tissue diseases are genetic mutations that are inherited at birth, such as Marfan syndrome, which impacts the bones, eyes, lungs, and heart, or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which causes loose joints and skin. There is a much larger group of connective tissue diseases that have no known cause. Many connective tissue disorders care called autoimmune disorders. Systemic lupus, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis, and polymyositis are among those. Dermatomyositis has raised skin rashes on the trunk, the face, and knuckles while causing muscle weakness. Scler...

Systematic lupus erythematosus, more commonly known as lupus, is an autoimmune disorder that causes your immune system to attack your own tissue and organs. This is a chronic inflammatory condition that may affect multiple body systems including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart and lungs. Your immune system is the part of the body that fights off bacteria, viruses and germs. When suffering from an autoimmune condition your body cannot tell the difference between the body’s healthy tissues and unhealthy germs. Because the body cannot tell the difference the body will attack and destroy healthy tissue. Lupus is typically a difficult condition to diagnosis as it often mimics other conditions.The most common signs and symptoms of this condition include: -fatigue  -fever - joint pain  -rash  -shortness of breath - chest pain - headaches However, a blood test, imaging, or urinalysis may be used to diagnose the condition. There are varying levels of severity with lupus....