ABRAMS LANDAU wins Social Security for client disabled from work due to arthritis, abdominal pain, diverticulitis and IBS, part 2 of 2
Posted by: Doug in Disability, Disease Claims, Medical Information, Social Security, Working with Doctors, preparing for Court
What kinds of expert medical opinions did Doug Landau have to get from the doctors in order to assist his client in her Social Security Disability claim ? The ABRAMS LANDAU team was able to request and receive the treating doctor’s opinions that his patient would be able to sit and/or stand for less than 2 hours in an 8-hour day.
.Doug Landau, a past Chairman of the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE Social Security, Disability and Health Law Section, is shown here with current Chair, Carolina Lawyer Eric Buchanon and another presenter after their Legal Education program at the national trial lawyers’ convention.
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Experienced Herndon, Virginia Social Security Disability Income lawyer Landau was able to elicit from the doctors many helpful opinions. Two physicians indicated that Landau’s client would need to take unscheduled breaks on an hourly basis lasting 10 minutes at a time and may need to lie down.
With prolonged sitting, she should elevate her legs to chair level approximately 50% of the time during an 8-hr. day. As for lifting, the claimant’s doctor opined that she can rarely lift 10 lbs. and never lift 20–50 lbs. Herndon Reston area Social Security Disability lawyer Doug Landau was able to elicit from this doctor statements that his client could NEVER squat, climb ladders or stairs. This experienced disability law practitioner was also able to present the Federal Judge with doctor’s opinions that his client had significant limitations with reaching, handling or fingering. These symptoms, along with the arthritis pain and abdominal pain, constantly interfere with this ABRAMS LANDAU client’s attention and concentration levels. The side effects of her medications are nausea, dizziness, upset stomach, blurred vision and drowsiness.
The treating doctor indicated, in response to Mr. Landau’s specific inquiries, that the patient’s impairments are likely to produce good days and bad days and that she is likely to be absent from work as a result of her impairments for more than four days per month. He opined that she is incapable of even “low stress” jobs. Disability due to pain is subjective, often times difficult for the observer to comprehend. It is likely to cause emotional and behavioral changes in the patient.
Fairfax County, Virginia Social Security lawyer Doug Landau’s client’s combined symptomology compelled a finding that she was disabled from performing substantial gainful activity. The Federal Social Security Judge agreed that Mr. Landau’s client was disabled from all kinds of work and Awarded Social Security benefits on the very day of the Hearing !
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