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When Does Social Security Consider Asthma a Disability?
If you’re ready to apply for benefits, it’s good to know how the SSA evaluates asthma disability claims.
Social Security does consider respiratory disorders like asthma to be valid reasons to claim benefits, but symptoms have to be severe.
The SSA considers asthma serious when:
- Attacks can last a day or more
- Asthma attacks require intensive treatment, like inhaler therapy or an IV bronchodilator
- Someone is being treated for asthma but still suffers serious attacks
- Serious attacks occur once every two months or six times per year
- Treatment from a medical professional is required for serious attacks
You also need to show that your condition—and inability to work—could last for a year or more to receive Social Security Disability benefits.
You can also increase your chances of receiving benefits by showing that you have another health condition, like emphysema and chronic bronchitis, which can make your asthma symptoms worse.
Our St. George disability lawyers will take every step to help you make your claim as persuasive as possible. We help people in St. George, Lehi, Salt Lake City and all over Utah.
Talk to us for FREE evaluation of your disability benefits claim for asthma.
What You Need for a Successful Asthma Disability Claim
How can you convince the SSA that your asthma symptoms are severe enough to meet their precise standards for disability benefits? The government isn’t going to take your word for it, so having the right evidence is going to make all the difference.
Some items that could help include:
- Reports from physical exams
- Medical imaging
- Results from common asthma-related tests, like forced vital capacity breathing tests and lung diffusion testing
- Your doctor’s description of your treatment
- Descriptions of how you have responded to medical treatments
- Records from medical visits needed for serious attacks
It can also be a good idea to keep a journal about your symptoms and how your asthma impacts your daily life.
Being able to clearly describe when coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and other asthma symptoms put your life on pause and made it impossible to perform job duties helps your disability claim. Pay special attention to things that trigger your asthma attacks, especially if they are in your workplace.
Disability lawyers from Barnes can help you gather the evidence you need to build a convincing claim.
How a Utah Disability Lawyer Helps with Your Asthma Claim
You’re not required to have disability lawyer when you’re seeking Social Security disability, but navigating the application process on your own can be quite difficult.
Many disability claims get denied, but when you have a lawyer from Barnes Disability Advocates helping you, you can be certain you’re doing everything possible to get the disability benefits that you need.
- We have extensive experience with challenging cases like asthma that require special care showing the difference between a common ailment and a severe impairment.
- We know how to build a convincing case for Social Security claims examiners who see a lot of asthma claims and need to know why your case warrants benefits.
- We strengthen your claim by gathering statements from people who have personally seen how asthma limits you and by gathering job details that show how asthma interferes with the specific tasks of your job.
Any time during the process, our Utah disability attorneys can help when you have questions.
If you’re worried about the cost of a disability lawyer, you should know that you won’t pay an attorney’s fee until you win benefits.
When you’re dealing with serious asthma, let us help you get a measure of peace and a chance to focus on your health.
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Barnes Disability also helps with long-term disability claims when you have a private insurance policy to protect your finances if you lose the ability to work. Our disability attorneys have decades of experience and a mission to help everyday people find peace and dignity in difficult times.
