Can You Get Disability for Back Pain in Baltimore, D.C., and Virginia?

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Financial Relief When Back Pain Stops You from Working

Back pain can be debilitating enough to affect your ability to work, sometimes even if your job isn’t seen as a physical one. But is back pain a valid reason to claim Social Security Disability benefits?

It can be, but it’s hard. Many people suffer from back pain. Most of them won’t qualify for disability.

You need to show that your pain is significant enough to prohibit working. Mathis & Mathis Disability Advocates can help you.

Our Alexandria disability advocates have been assisting people like you for more than 30 years. We’ve helped thousands in Virginia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and all over the country when they needed financial relief.

Some big disability representative companies will tell you to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and come back to them if you get denied, but that’s not how our advocates operate.

If you suffer from back pain and you can’t work, we’ll help you at every step of this process.

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When Can Back Pain Qualify for Disability Benefits?

The biggest obstacle facing your back pain disability claim is that back pain isn’t always thought of as severe enough to prevent you from working.

People might think of it as temporary, or treatable—including claims examiners at Social Security.

Still, the Social Security Administration (SSA) does recognize many types of disorders related to back pain.

Some qualifying ailments examiners often see include:

Arthritis

Fractured vertebrae

Degenerative disc disease

Nerve problems

Spinal stenosis

Herniated discs

Inflammation

Slipped vertebrae

Fibromyalgia

Rheumatoid arthritis

With these or any other health issues, you must meet the SSA’s definition of disability to receive benefits.

Enlist the help of our Baltimore & D.C. disability advocates. We can help you show Social Security that:

Your back pain has stopped you from working.

You can’t switch to another job or career field.

Your back pain and related health issues ruling out work will last 12 months or more.

We’ll help you gather the evidence needed to convince an examiner that your SSDI claim is valid.

Start with a FREE back pain disability claim consultation.

Evidence that Helps Your Back Pain Disability Claim

A claims examiner won’t just take your word about your back pain and what you’ve experienced.

You need evidence, and our experienced disability advocates know what Social Security looks for in a disability claim.

Items that help include:

Results of medical imaging, like MRIs or CT scans

Testimony from your doctor about your capabilities and limitations

Evidence that you need mobility aids like a cane or a walker

Records of treatments you’ve undergone and how your pain has responded to them

Statements from family members, friends and coworkers who have seen your struggles firsthand

Evidence of work disruptions, like reduced hours or issues handling job tasks

Because symptoms can vary widely from person to person, you need to be clear about how your back pain affects you every day.

Think about how your back pain interferes with your ability to walk, sit or stand comfortably. Your pain might even prevent you from getting good sleep and contribute to mental health strains.

You don’t want to oversell it, but you need to be blunt about your struggles when you apply for disability benefits.

This can be difficult, especially if you’ve been working through your pain for months or years. You may be tempted to downplay your symptoms because you’ve done your best to deal with them.

Our disability advocates can offer you an informed, independent perspective and help you tell your story to Social Security.

We’re ready to fight for you to reclaim financial stability and peace.

Should You Get a Disability Advocate for Your Back Pain Claim?

It’s seldom easy to get disability benefits. It’s even harder to make a convincing claim when you have an ailment like back pain that varies so much in severity.

You shouldn’t try to apply for SSDI on your own. Our experienced disability advocates can help you at every stage of this process.

We don’t just pass your case file around to different people who don’t know your claim well. You’ll stick with the same person throughout this entire process.

Someone from Mathis & Mathis Disability Advocates can help you:

Fill out your initial application

Avoid common mistakes that result in denials or delays

Identify important evidence that can help with your back pain disability claim

Respond to the SSA’s requests for more information

Stay aware of any important deadlines

Appeal if your initial disability claim gets denied

Prepare for a disability hearing in front of an administrative law judge

We know you’re going through a tough time. You didn’t want to stop working because of health issues.

Getting disability benefits is hard, but we know this process well. Let our Baltimore & D.C. disability advocates help you like we’ve helped many others.

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Applying or Appealing, We Can Help

Whether you’re in the initial stages of applying, appealing a denial of benefits, or wondering if you qualify, Mathis & Mathis can help.

Hear from a Mathis & Mathis Client

“I could not recommend Mathis & Mathis highly enough. They were kind, patient and thorough. No question was too small. They were timely in responding to me. While the process of applying for and obtaining disability is a long, tough road, Mr. Mathis made everything so much better. If you are thinking about applying, please do and know you will be taken very good care of . . . just like family.”

— Tracey Jones, Google Reviews