Lorton Virginia car crash victim kicked in neck by horse wins DC Social Security Disability case
work in any Substantial Gainful Activity. These impairments included:
- Cervical spondylosis and multi-level herniations,
- Radiculopathy, with severe muscle spasms from her neck into her hands
- Chronic low back and hip pain,
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a lung disease which makes it difficult to breathe
- Pancreatitis,
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),
- Hepatitis C
- Anxiety,
- Depression,
- Hypertension,
- Asthma
- Right eye blindness (and lack of stereoscopic vision), near-sighted
Suffering from severe muscle spasms that go from her neck to her hands, it takes the client 15 minutes just to get up in the morning, and repetitive activity triggers an increase in her symptoms. She does not get a full night’s restful sleep due to the constant pain, which reduces her focus, recall, and memory and increases her anxiety. Various medical tests provided objective support for the impairments, confirming the following:
- Cervical Disc herniations at three levels – revealed on MRI
- Hepatitis C – gallbladder is impacted with stones, per abdominal sonogram
- Multiple Pain Diagnoses – from the University of Virginia, Pain Medicine Clinic
After this woman was denied benefits by the Federal Government twice, Landau was able to win this case at the Administrative Law Judge level (at a Hearing). While every case is different and SSDI cases take a long time to develop, if you or someone you know or care for has been injured and become disabled as the result of an accident, animal attack or an on-the-job injury, and there are questions about Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, e-mail or call us at ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. (703-796-9555) at once.