Is Crohn’s Disease a Disability in Baltimore, VA or DC?

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How to Get Social Security Disability for Crohn’s Disease

When you’re living with Crohn’s disease, the flare-ups, pain, and fatigue can take over your life. You might find yourself missing work more often or unable to work at all. Losing your income on top of constant symptoms is overwhelming.

You may be wondering: Is Crohn’s disease considered a disability that qualifies for economic assistance in Baltimore, Virginia, or Washington, DC?

The answer is yes. If your case is severe enough to keep you from working for at least a year, you can qualify for Social Security Disability benefits.

These benefits exist to give you breathing room when health problems stop you from earning a paycheck. Monthly checks and health coverage help you focus on treatment and stability instead of worrying about bills.

But Crohn’s disease affects everyone differently, and the Social Security Administration (SSA) doesn’t approve benefits automatically. You have to prove the work-stopping effects of your condition.

The team at Mathis & Mathis Disability Advocates can be your guide. For over 30 years, we’ve helped thousands of people across Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., win benefits.

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How Crohn’s Disease Qualifies for Social Security Disability

The SSA lists Crohn’s disease under its digestive disorders category. When you apply for disability benefits, you need strong medical evidence showing how your symptoms limit your ability to work. This can include:

Clinical medical reports describing your diagnosis and history

Lab results and imaging such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, CT scans or MRIs

Surgical records or other procedure documentation

Details on medications, nutritional therapy or other treatments, including side effects

According to medical sources like the Mayo Clinic, severe Crohn’s symptoms may include ongoing problems with…

Abdominal pain or cramping

Diarrhea or constipation

Blood in stool

Fever and fatigue

Unintentional weight loss

Anal pain, sores or drainage

Inflammation in the joints, eyes, skin or liver

Mouth sores

The SSA will also look at whether these symptoms continue despite ongoing treatment and how they affect your ability to concentrate, stay on task, and complete a full workday.

At Mathis & Mathis Disability Advocates, we know exactly what kind of records, details, and testimony Social Security needs to see.

We gather the right evidence, present it clearly, and fight for the benefits you’ve earned—whether you’re in Baltimore, Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., or anywhere in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia or around the country—so you can focus on your health.

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Building a Strong Crohn’s Disease Disability Claim

Winning benefits for Crohn’s disease means showing Social Security exactly how your condition stops you from working—from your best days to the days when flare-ups hit hardest. They’ll review:

How often your symptoms keep you from working or even leaving home

Whether treatment improves your condition enough to work

Any side effects from medication that limit you further

How long your condition has lasted and is expected to last

It’s a lot to keep track of when you’re already dealing with a chronic illness.

Mathis & Mathis can take the pressure off. We work with clients in Baltimore, VA, DC, and throughout the region, gathering the right medical evidence, working directly with your doctors, and making sure your claim clearly explains your limitations.

You pay no fee unless you win benefits, and we’ll fight to get you the financial relief you’ve earned. You focus on your health while we handle the rest.

Contact us today.

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.

Social Security Disability FAQs

Because applying for Social Security Disability benefits can be complicated, you likely have many questions about the process. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions.

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