Establishing Your Right to SSDI Benefits Through Proof of Medical Impairments
The New Jersey Social Security disability insurance attorneys at Purrazzella & Purrazzella, P.A., represent clients throughout the state who are seeking benefits for physical or mental disabilities. With a practice focused on SSDI claims for more than 25 years, our lawyers know how to prepare initial applications and document physical or mental impairments to give your claim a strong chance of success. Contact us in Toms River for a free consultation about your case.
The key to success in an SSDI benefits application is to show that a particular physical or mental condition, or a combination of several conditions, prevents you from working for a period of at least 12 months. We are familiar with the most effective ways to prove both physical and mental impairments, and we also know how to show that multiple impairments can combine to result in a serious disability.
Toms River Law Firm for SSDI Medical Impairments Cases Across New Jersey
Our lawyers work with treating and consulting doctors and vocational experts to develop and present the record that favors your claim for benefits payments. We have handled a wide variety of physical impairment claims since the 1980s, including:
- Respiratory problems such as lung disease or chronic pulmonary obstructive disorder
- Heart and circulatory problems, including congestive heart failure and complications of heart attack or heart surgery
- Diabetes and its complications
- Back, neck, hip, knee, shoulder or wrist problems related to repetitive stress, arthritis, degenerative disc disease or complications in recovery from an injury
- Digestive disorders, Crohn's disease, colitis or ulcers
- Neurological problems related to Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, lupus or epilepsy
- Cancer, leukemia, lymphoma and other malignancies
Proving disability based on mental impairments works in a similar way to proof of physical impairments — medical evidence must support the claim of mental impairment, and it must be severe enough to keep you from working for a period of at least 12 months.
New Jersey Lawyers for SSDI Mental Impairments Claims
Here are some examples of the kinds of mental impairments that can support a claim for SSDI benefits:
- Severe depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Loss of cognitive capacity due to brain injury or neurological infection
- Anxiety or panic disorders
- Developmental disabilities such as Asperger's syndrome, autism or similar disorders
In many situations, we'll have evidence of both physical and mental impairments to work with in establishing your right to disability payments. Proof of multiple impairments can make the decisive difference when no single medical condition is deemed severe enough to support a grant of disability payments.
For additional information about the proof of physical or mental impairments in the Social Security disability claims process, contact an attorney at Purrazzella & Purrazzella in Toms River for a free consultation.
