Autoimmune diseases affect a significant percentage of the population, affecting substantially more women then men. It is not unusual for someone to suffer from multiple autoimmune diseases.
We represent a 54 year old nurse from Tom's River, New Jersey, who suffers from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Hashimoto's disease, along with several other disabling conditions. Our client retained us after she had been denied Social Security Disability ("SSD") benefits at the initial application stage. The Administrative Law Judge approved our client's application following a hearing, finding that the opinions from all of the treating doctors were consistent with each other, and showed a pattern of documented pain and fatigue.
If you are planning on applying for SSD benefits, we cannot stress enough the importance of speaking with your treating doctors first, to confirm that they will support your claim, and will be willing to attest to the restrictions and limitations that prevent you from working any fulltime job.
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