What disorders does Social Security Administration evaluate under the immune system disorders listings? Immune system disorders that cause dysfunction in one or more components of your immune system are evaluated by SSA. The dysfunction may be due to problems in antibody production, impaired cell-mediated immunity, a combined type of antibody/cellular deficiency, … [Read more...]
Disability Evaluation Under Social Security: Children’s Skin Disorders
What children skin disorders are evaluated with Social Security Administration listings? Social Security Administration uses listings to evaluate skin disorders that may result from hereditary, congenital, or acquired pathological processes. The kinds of impairments covered by these listings are: Ichthyosis, bullous diseases, chronic infections of the skin or mucous … [Read more...]
Disability Evaluation Under Social Security: Special Senses and Speech
Visual disorders are abnormalities of the eye, the optic nerve, the optic tracts, or the brain that may cause a loss of visual acuity or visual fields. A loss of visual acuity limits your ability to distinguish detail, read, or do fine work. A loss of visual fields limits your ability to perceive visual stimuli in the peripheral extent of vision. Statutory blindness is … [Read more...]
