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Social Security Disability for Musculoskeletal Impairments – A Combination of Medical Conditions

If a claimant does not have a single medical condition that satisfies the requirements for Social Security Disability, a combination of impairments can also lead to Federal benefits. In a recent case the Administrative Law Judge found the claimant’s combination of: Degenerative Disc disease of the spine, Post-Laminectomy syndrome, Chronic Bronchitis, Degenerative Joint Disease, and…

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Lyme Disease

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Lyme disease affects close to 25,000 people each year in the United States.  In 2011, 96% of all cases were reported in 13 states in the northeast and upper Midwest, including right here in Virginia. The symptoms of Lyme disease, if left untreated, can be debilitating.  Unfortunately…

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