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Can I Get Social Security Disability Benefits for Cystic Fibrosis? How Does the Social Security Administration Decide if I Qualify for Disability Benefits for Cystic Fibrosis? About Cystic Fibrosis and Disability Winning Social Security Disability Benefits for Cystic Fibrosis by Meeting a Listing Residual Functional Capacity Assessment for Cystic Fibrosis Getting Your Doctor’s Medical Opinion [...]

Can I Get Social Security Disability Benefits for Arthritis or Joint Damage? How Does the Social Security Administration Decide if I Qualify for Disability Benefits Due to Joint Problems? About Joint Pain and Joint Damage Winning Social Security Disability Benefits for Joint Dysfunction by Meeting a Listing Residual Functional Capacity Assessment for Joint Dysfunction Getting [...]

Inability to Afford Treatment and Social Security Disability The regulations provide that, to obtain Social Security disability benefits, a claimant must follow prescribed treatment if the treatment would restore the claimant’s ability to work. Although the regulations do not list “inability to pay” as a justifiable excuse for failing to follow prescribed treatment, applicable rulings [...]

Continuing Social Security Disability Reviews The Continuing Disability Evaluation Process Your Social Security disability benefits cannot be terminated unless (with various exceptions) there is substantial evidence that your medical condition has improved and you are now able to engage in Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA). The evaluation of your medical improvement is accomplished by an eight-step [...]