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Musculoskeletal
Back, spine, joint and limb conditions affecting movement and physical tasks.
Amputation and Limb LossUnderstand how SSA reviews limb loss, prosthesis use, residual-limb complications, rehabilitation and the ability to sustain work activities.Read the Guide 
Back and Degenerative Disc DisordersLearn how SSA reviews back and disc disorders, with guidance on imaging, nerve findings, treatment history and limits on sitting, walking and lifting.Read the Guide 
Carpal Tunnel SyndromePrepare carpal tunnel disability evidence about each hand, nerve testing, repeated tasks, treatment, recovery and the limits of approval-rate claims.Read the Guide 
Lumbar Spinal StenosisPrepare a lumbar spinal stenosis claim with evidence of walking limits, neurological findings, treatment response and the medical need for assistive devices.Read the Guide 
OsteoarthritisUnderstand an osteoarthritis disability claim, including joint findings, walking and hand limitations, treatment records and SSA's work-capacity review.Read the Guide 
SpondylolisthesisDocument spondylolisthesis for disability benefits with imaging, neurological findings, treatment, position tolerance and the applicable SSA spine criteria.Read the Guide Immune and Rheumatic
Inflammatory conditions, flares and effects across joints and other organs.
Ankylosing SpondylitisLearn which records matter for ankylosing spondylitis, including spinal mobility, inflammatory symptoms, other organ effects and treatment response.Read the Guide 
HIVHow SSA evaluates HIV, treatment effects and work limitations, with practical records to prepare for an adult SSDI or SSI application.Read the Guide 
Systemic Lupus ErythematosusPrepare a lupus disability claim with evidence of flares, fatigue, organ involvement, treatment effects and limits on consistent work activity.Read the Guide 
Polymyositis and DermatomyositisLearn how inflammatory myopathy disability evidence connects muscle tests, proximal weakness, swallowing or breathing problems, treatment and work function.Read the Guide 
Psoriatic ArthritisPrepare psoriatic arthritis disability evidence about joints, flares, treatment, repeated activity and SSA’s inflammatory arthritis evaluation.Read the Guide 
Rheumatoid ArthritisBuild an RA disability record that explains joint inflammation, flares, fatigue, organ involvement, treatment response and limits on reliable work.Read the Guide 
SarcoidosisUnderstand sarcoidosis disability evidence across lung and other organ involvement, functional tests, monitoring, treatment and sustained work ability.Read the Guide 
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)Understand disability evidence for systemic sclerosis, including hand function, Raynaud's complications, organ involvement and treatment history.Read the Guide 
Sjögren’s DiseaseUnderstand Sjögren’s disability evidence beyond dryness: systemic findings, fatigue, task limitations, treatment history and SSA listing 14.10.Read the Guide 
VasculitisPrepare a vasculitis disability claim with type-specific evidence, organ findings, relapses, treatment effects and a clear account of work limitations.Read the Guide Pain and Multisystem
Persistent pain, fatigue and conditions with effects across several body systems.
FibromyalgiaUnderstand the evidence needed for fibromyalgia and chronic-pain claims, including medical findings, daily limits, treatment and fluctuating symptoms.Read the Guide 
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)Document complex regional pain syndrome with longitudinal clinical records, treatment history and specific descriptions of affected activities.Read the Guide 
Ehlers-Danlos SyndromesPrepare EDS evidence that identifies the subtype, affected systems, support needs and actual work limitations without treating all forms as the same.Read the Guide 
EndometriosisDocument endometriosis pain, treatment response, bowel or bladder symptoms and recurring work interruptions for an adult SSDI or SSI application.Read the Guide 
Long COVIDPrepare Long COVID evidence about medical findings, symptom changes, daily function and work history, with clear distinctions between disability programs.Read the Guide 
LymphedemaLearn how documented lymphedema, treatment needs and arm or leg limitations fit SSA’s disability evaluation, including medical equivalence and RFC.Read the Guide 
ME/CFSExplain ME/CFS-related activity limits, post-exertional malaise, medical evidence and treatment history without relying on a generic fatigue description.Read the Guide 
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)Document POTS symptoms, clinical evaluation, treatment response and the effects of standing or other demands on sustained activities.Read the Guide Mental Health
Mood, anxiety, trauma-related and neurodevelopmental conditions in adults.
ADHD in AdultsDocument adult ADHD-related attention, organization and work-function limits, including treatment response, support and relevant history.Read the Guide 
Anxiety DisordersLearn how to document anxiety symptoms, avoidance, treatment response and work-related limits without treating a diagnosis as automatic eligibility.Read the Guide 
Autism in AdultsUnderstand the adult autism listing, document communication and daily-function support, and distinguish adult benefits from childhood rules.Read the Guide 
Bipolar DisorderPrepare a bipolar-disorder claim with an episode timeline, treatment records, work effects and an honest account of functioning between episodes.Read the Guide 
Borderline Personality DisorderPrepare a borderline personality disorder disability claim with respectful functional evidence, treatment history, support needs and SSA listing 12.08 context.Read the Guide 
DepressionUnderstand how SSA evaluates depression, what a useful treatment history contains, and how to describe concentration, attendance and support needs.Read the Guide 
Eating DisordersUnderstand adult eating-disorder disability evidence beyond weight, including physical complications, mental functioning, treatment and SSA listing 12.13.Read the Guide 
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)Explain how OCD affects daily tasks, work pace and flexibility, with treatment records and specific examples of symptoms rather than stereotypes.Read the Guide 
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Prepare PTSD evidence about symptoms, treatment, support and daily function while keeping sensitive information within the official claim process.Read the Guide 
Schizophrenia Spectrum DisordersOrganize schizophrenia-related evidence, including treatment response, cognitive and daily-function changes, and support that may not appear in a brief visit.Read the Guide Neurological
Conditions affecting movement, sensation, cognition or episodic functioning.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)Understand the ALS listing and organize diagnostic records, communication support and application information without assuming paperwork is automatic.Read the Guide 
AtaxiaLearn what an ataxia disability claim should document: cause, coordination, balance, speech, assistive support, treatment and sustained work abilities.Read the Guide 
Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseDocument CMT-related weakness, walking and hand-function limits, including devices, therapy and variation in daily abilities.Read the Guide 
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating PolyneuropathyLearn how to document CIDP for disability benefits with nerve studies, serial examinations, treatment cycles, relapses and sustained functional limits.Read the Guide 
Dementia and Alzheimer’s DiseasePrepare a dementia or Alzheimer’s disability claim with cognitive testing, changes from prior abilities, supervision needs and an accurate treatment history.Read the Guide 
StrokeOrganize stroke records, rehabilitation progress and remaining communication, movement or thinking difficulties for a disability application.Read the Guide 
DystoniaBuild a dystonia disability record around affected movements, posture, task demands, treatment response and the limitations that remain.Read the Guide 
EpilepsyLearn what seizure descriptions, treatment records and recovery details can contribute to an epilepsy disability application.Read the Guide 
Essential TremorUnderstand essential tremor disability evidence, including hand precision, repeated tasks, adaptations, treatment response and SSA functional assessment.Read the Guide 
Guillain-Barré SyndromeUnderstand Guillain-Barré disability claims, including prolonged recovery, neurological evidence, expected duration, treatment and remaining work limits.Read the Guide 
Huntington’s DiseasePrepare evidence of Huntington’s-related movement, thinking and daily-function changes while distinguishing a genetic result from current limitations.Read the Guide 
Migraine and Primary Headache DisordersDocument migraine frequency, clinical diagnosis, treatment response and time away from activities without relying on an invented migraine listing.Read the Guide 
Multiple SclerosisDocument MS-related movement, fatigue, thinking and treatment effects, including relapses and the support needed for daily activities.Read the Guide 
Muscular DystrophyPrepare a muscular dystrophy disability claim with subtype evidence, functional assessments, assistive needs, treatment history and associated complications.Read the Guide 
Myasthenia GravisExplain fluctuating myasthenia gravis symptoms, treatment and functional limitations with clinical records and practical task examples.Read the Guide 
NarcolepsyLearn how SSA evaluates narcolepsy, including sleep testing, treatment response, cataplexy, alertness demands and records for an application or appeal.Read the Guide 
Parkinson’s DiseasePrepare evidence about Parkinson’s symptoms, treatment response, daily support and the ability to repeat work activities over time.Read the Guide 
Peripheral NeuropathyPrepare evidence of peripheral neuropathy, including its cause, clinical findings, treatment response and effects on walking or hand use.Read the Guide 
Post-Polio SyndromeOrganize post-polio disability evidence around new weakness, fatigue, prior function, treatment support and the current demands of work.Read the Guide 
Spinal Cord InjuryUnderstand spinal cord injury disability evidence, listing 11.08 timing, rehabilitation records, assistive needs and remaining work capacity.Read the Guide 
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Document TBI-related thinking, behavior and physical limits with recovery records, rehabilitation information and concrete work examples.Read the Guide Cardiovascular
Heart and circulation conditions, stamina and related treatment needs.
Congenital Heart Disease in AdultsPrepare an adult congenital heart disease claim using current heart findings, past repairs, ongoing treatment and specific work limitations.Read the Guide 
Chronic Heart FailureUnderstand how SSA evaluates chronic heart failure, why ejection fraction is only part of the evidence, and how to document limits on work.Read the Guide 
Coronary Artery DiseaseLearn how SSA evaluates coronary artery disease, including ischemia, treatment results, medical evidence, and ongoing limits on work.Read the Guide 
Peripheral Arterial DiseaseLearn what SSA looks for in peripheral arterial disease claims, from vascular studies and walking limitations to treatment and work evidence.Read the Guide 
Pulmonary HypertensionUnderstand pulmonary hypertension disability evidence, the SSA listing, exertional limitations and records of treatment and related conditions.Read the Guide 
Recurrent ArrhythmiasUnderstand SSA’s recurrent-arrhythmia criteria and how rhythm monitoring, fainting episodes, treatment, and work limitations fit together.Read the Guide 
Valvular Heart DiseaseLearn how SSA reviews valve disease, repair or replacement, remaining heart problems, treatment effects and the evidence for an adult disability claim.Read the Guide Respiratory
Breathing conditions, testing, exacerbations and activity limitations.
AsthmaLearn how SSA evaluates adult asthma, why hospital visits alone do not meet Listing 3.03, and how to document symptoms, treatment, and work limits.Read the Guide 
BronchiectasisLearn which bronchiectasis records matter for SSA: imaging, hospital episodes, lung function, airway-clearance treatment and sustained work limits.Read the Guide 
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Understand COPD disability evidence, including pulmonary testing, exacerbations, oxygen use, treatment effects, and limits on sustained work.Read the Guide 
Cystic FibrosisLearn how SSA evaluates adult cystic fibrosis, including lung function, serious complications, treatment demands, and evidence beyond a diagnosis.Read the Guide 
Interstitial Lung DiseaseUnderstand disability evidence for interstitial lung disease, including pulmonary function, gas exchange, treatment response, and sustained work.Read the Guide 
Sleep ApneaLearn how SSA evaluates sleep apnea, daytime sleepiness, treatment response and related heart or cognitive problems in an adult disability claim.Read the Guide Digestive
Stomach, bowel, liver and pancreatic conditions, complications and workday interruptions.
Celiac DiseaseLearn how celiac disease, persistent symptoms, nutritional complications and treatment response are documented in adult SSDI and SSI claims.Read the Guide 
Chronic HepatitisLearn how chronic hepatitis B, C or autoimmune hepatitis affects disability evidence, including liver damage, treatment response and work limitations.Read the Guide 
Chronic PancreatitisUnderstand disability evidence for chronic pancreatitis, including pain, digestive problems, nutrition, diabetes and treatment-related limitations.Read the Guide 
Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver DiseaseUnderstand disability evidence for cirrhosis, including liver complications, hospital records, cognitive effects, treatment and work limitations.Read the Guide 
Crohn’s DiseasePrepare a Crohn's disease disability claim with evidence of flares, complications, bathroom needs, nutrition support and treatment effects.Read the Guide 
GastroparesisPrepare a gastroparesis disability claim with gastric-emptying evidence, nutrition records, treatment response and practical work limitations.Read the Guide 
Irritable Bowel SyndromeLearn how to document IBS symptoms, treatment, bathroom interruptions and functional limits without confusing IBS with inflammatory bowel disease.Read the Guide 
Short Bowel SyndromeUnderstand SSA’s intestinal failure listing, parenteral nutrition requirements and evidence of short bowel syndrome’s daily treatment and work effects.Read the Guide 
Ulcerative ColitisLearn how to document ulcerative colitis for disability, including urgency, bleeding, flares, treatment, surgery and effects on a work schedule.Read the Guide Kidney and Urinary
Kidney and bladder conditions, treatment schedules and daily limitations.
Chronic Kidney Disease and DialysisPrepare disability evidence for CKD, dialysis or kidney transplant, including laboratory trends, complications, treatment schedules and recovery.Read the Guide 
Interstitial Cystitis and Bladder Pain SyndromeUnderstand SSA’s interstitial cystitis ruling, bladder diaries, diagnostic records, treatment effects and bathroom-related work limitations.Read the Guide Endocrine and Metabolic
Diabetes, thyroid, adrenal and metabolic conditions and their functional effects.
Adrenal Insufficiency and Addison’s DiseasePrepare an adrenal insufficiency disability claim with endocrine findings, treatment history, crisis records and specific ongoing work limitations.Read the Guide 
Diabetes and Its ComplicationsLearn how SSA evaluates diabetes, acute episodes and chronic complications, with practical guidance on treatment records and application evidence.Read the Guide 
Obesity and Combined ImpairmentsUnderstand SSA's obesity rules, including combined impairments, work-related limitations, treatment history and why BMI alone does not decide a claim.Read the Guide 
Thyroid DisordersUnderstand disability evidence for underactive or overactive thyroid, including treatment response, complications and persistent work limitations.Read the Guide Cancer
Cancer type, extent, treatment, recovery and residual limitations.
Breast CancerUnderstand disability evidence for breast cancer, including stage, recurrence, treatment effects, arm limitations and the requirements beyond diagnosis.Read the Guide 
Colorectal CancerA practical guide to colon and rectal cancer disability evidence, SSA listing criteria, treatment effects, bowel symptoms and work limitations.Read the Guide 
LeukemiaUnderstand how leukemia type affects SSA review, with evidence guidance for acute leukemia, CML, CLL, treatment, transplantation and residual limitations.Read the Guide 
Lung CancerLearn which lung cancer records matter for disability, including cancer type, spread, treatment, breathing limitations and recovery over time.Read the Guide 
LymphomaUnderstand lymphoma subtype, treatment response, SSA listing rules and the medical and work evidence used in adult disability claims.Read the Guide 
Multiple MyelomaUnderstand multiple myeloma disability evidence, treatment response, transplant rules and the work effects of bone, kidney and blood problems.Read the Guide 
Prostate CancerLearn how prostate cancer findings, treatment response and lasting urinary or other limitations fit SSA’s adult disability evaluation.Read the Guide Vision, Hearing and Balance
Sensory and balance testing, communication, rehabilitation and everyday tasks.
Hearing LossPrepare a hearing-loss disability claim with audiology records, speech-recognition testing, device history and evidence of communication limits.Read the Guide 
Low Vision and BlindnessLearn how SSA evaluates vision loss, including corrected acuity, visual fields, functional limits, rehabilitation and the special rules for blindness.Read the Guide 
Ménière’s DiseaseDocument Ménière’s disease for disability benefits with vestibular and hearing evidence, episode timing, recovery, treatment response and work limitations.Read the Guide Blood Disorders
Blood conditions, crises, complications and recovery between episodes.
Aplastic AnemiaHow aplastic anemia and bone marrow failure are evaluated for disability, including transfusions, hospitalization, transplantation and work evidence.Read the Guide 
Sickle Cell DiseaseDocument a sickle cell disability claim with records of crises, admissions, anemia, organ complications, treatment and recovery between episodes.Read the Guide Skin
Recurring skin symptoms, treatment and limits on everyday activities.
Hidradenitis SuppurativaPrepare HS evidence about recurrent lesions, treatment, pain and activity limits under the current SSA skin-disorder rules.Read the Guide 
PsoriasisLearn how to document psoriasis-related limitations, treatment response and joint symptoms under the current SSA evaluation framework.Read the Guide Congenital and Developmental
Adult evaluation of lifelong conditions and associated impairments.
Cerebral PalsyUnderstand adult cerebral palsy disability claims, communication and mobility evidence, assistive support, treatment history and SSA evaluation routes.Read the Guide 
Down Syndrome in AdultsUnderstand the non-mosaic Down syndrome listing, evidence alternatives and adult application issues while respecting individual abilities and support needs.Read the Guide 
Intellectual DisabilityPrepare adult intellectual disability evidence with developmental history, valid testing, adaptive functioning, support needs and SSA listing 12.05 distinctions.Read the Guide Make the Next Step Practical
A diagnosis is one part of a claim. Social Security also considers severity, duration, work ability and the program’s financial or work requirements. Use the guide to organize records, explain daily limitations and include the combined effects of other conditions.
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