Social Security Disability for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) in Baltimore, DC & Virginia

The Social Security Administration keeps a list of health impairments that can qualify for disability benefits.

Making matters a little more complicated for you, reflex sympathetic dystrophy is not on that list.

But there are other ways of getting Social Security Disability benefits that don’t require matching a diagnosis on the list. In fact, Social Security has even issued some advice about RSD in particular, which says:

• No matter your specific medical condition, you must have a “medically determinable impairment.”
• RSD can be a medically determinable impairment.
• You must document how your RSD restricts your daily life using medical records.
• You can’t simply state that you have severe symptoms.
• Your medical reports must show that your debilitating RSD will surely last at least a year (or has already).

Because RSD is such a challenging condition to explain, and because Social Security is always looking to deny people who it doesn’t think deserve benefits, putting together your claim for disability benefits for RSD requires a lot of fine detail.

It’s hard to deal with all this when you’re living with constant searing pain. Trained and skilled disability advocates are here to relieve the pressure on you.

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To get Social Security Disability for reflex sympathetic dystrophy, you’ve got to tell the story of your struggle and back it up with records and evidence.

Your case could’ve started with an injury, surgery or illness that left behind intense pain. Doctors think the problem has to do with the “sympathetic nervous system.” It’s like your brain goes on alert from the initial injury, then never lets up.

For your disability claim for RSD, you’ll need to show records of how you’ve been going to doctors and trying to get help for symptoms like these:

• Aching sensations
• Burning sensations
• Decreased mobility
• Involuntary movement
• Muscle pain
• Muscle weakening(skin disorder)
• Osteoporosis
• Pain at the initial injury location
• Pain spreading to other body parts
• Sensitivity to touch
• Stiffness
• Swelling
• Unusual changes in your skin
• Unusual hair and nail growth

You demonstrate these symptoms using reports from doctors whom you’ve gone to for treatment. You may have medical laboratory test results and medical imaging to show Social Security.

You can also gather witness testimony from people who personally know you, sharing what they’ve observed about how RSD restricts your ability to function. The key is that you must provide information from people other than yourself.

All of his is where your disability advocate can help.

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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.