Landau Injury Law

When clients have obvious loss of function, injuries resulting in amputation or other obvious deformities, the Administrative Law Judges who hear Social Security claims have objective signs supporting disability. But when there is no outward sign of injury or disability, such as with cases of brain injury, spinal cord trauma, closed head injury, or internal organ disease, they often have a difficult time discerning legitimate claims from unsupported cases. When Herndon lawyer Doug Landau presents claims for clients who do not have obvious signs of injury or disease, he and the ABRAMS LANDAU trial team works hard to make sure the medical records and evidence support our clients’ legitimate claims.

In a recent case brought in Washington, D.C., Doug Landau brought a Social Security claim for a client who suffers from multiple medical conditions, including arthritis and continued abdominal pain including symptoms associated with diverticulitis and irritable bowel syndrome. The Herndon/Reston Virginia disability lawyer thoroughly reviewed this woman’s medical history. The medical record and exhibit revealed that she suffered constant pain as the result of her joint pain, pain in her left lower quadrant, low back and in the trochanteric (thigh) region. The claimant’s treating doctor diagnosed:

a. rheumatoid arthritis,
b. irritable bowel syndrome,
c. endometriosis,
d. diverticulosis, and
e. adhesions, as well as
f. depression and
g. fatigue.

This treating source opines that her prognosis was guarded. The treating specialist described Landau’s client’s abdominal pain as severe and her joint pain is severe associated with severe swelling. He identifies the following objective signs:

1. reduced range of motion in the
a. hands,
b. knees and
c. hips,
2. joint warmth,
3. joint deformity,
4. reduced grip strength,
5. sensory changes,
6. impaired sleep,
7. impaired appetite,
8. tenderness,
9. redness,
10. swelling, and
11. muscle weakness.

Read in tomorrow’s posting the findings of the treating doctors in this interesting case that enabled Mr. Landau’s client to win her Social Security Disability claim…

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