As defined in Section 13.06, the Social Security Administration defines Leukemia into two categories, Acute Leukemia (including T-cell lymphoblastic) and Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Leukemia is a very difficult disease. Suffers of Leukemia are often unable to maintain employment as a result of the disease.
Acute Leukemia can be considered under disability at 24 months from the date of diagnosis or relapse, or 12 months from the date of bone marrow or stem cell transplantation, whichever comes later. Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia can be described in an accelerated or blast phase, else a chronic phase.
Leukemia Disability Impairment and Collecting Medical Evidence
It is critical that you are seeing your doctor regularly and following through with treatment. While meeting with your doctor, ensure that you are documenting your symptoms and impairments. When describing your symptoms to your doctor, make sure your doctor is writing down these symptoms in your file. This will help serve as medical evidence in your Social Security disability claim.Lawyers Helping Leukemia (SSDI and SSI Disability) Claims
Suffers of Leukemia often find maintaining employment to be difficult. Experienced Leukemia disability lawyers can help with Leukemia Social Security disability benefits claims. It is important that a SSDI lawyer working with a Leukemia impairment benefits claim provide documentation of symptoms. Documenting the medical evidence within a Leukemia disability claim is essential to win Social Security disability benefits.Learn more about Social Security Disability Lawyers
