Back Injuries & Spinal Cord Injuries
Utah Lawyer — Social Security Disability and SSI Benefits for Back Pain
Whether your back pain is the result of an accident or chronic pain that has developed over time, you may qualify for Social Security Disability and SSI benefits. At my Orem, Utah law office, I help people with back and spinal cord injuries successfully apply for Social Security Disability and SSI benefits.
Talk with Me about How Back and Spinal Cord Injuries May Qualify You for Social Security Disability and SSI Benefits
Many people with back pain have a hard time sitting, standing or walking for very long. When they need to rest for more than two hours out of each work day, employers may be unable to accommodate them. The worker must then seek Social Security Disability benefits for their back or spinal cord injury.
Proving that their spinal cord or back injury causes them pain often requires detailed medical records of their history, conditions and symptoms. People without this medical record may find their claims denied.
What is Social Security looking for regarding spine problems?
Social Security is looking in the medical records for the following specific diagnoses, symptoms, and limitations in determining whether a person is disabled because of spine problems:
What the doctor diagnoses:
Social Security is looking for diagnoses of spinal stenosis, scoliosis, degenerative disc disease, osteoarthritis, arachnoiditis, vertebral fracture, or herniated discs.
What is shown in tests:
Social Security is looking for the following results of tests: Nerve root compression, (shown in X-rays, MRI's or CT scans) atrophy (shrinkage) of muscles, (determined by measuring the circumference of muscles and comparing them to normal) limited movement of the spine, (determined by seeing how far you can bend and twist different directions) numbness and reflex loss, (determined by pricking and tapping you) and positive straight leg raising test (determined by lifting your straight leg while sitting or lying down.)
Other symptoms:
In addition to the above that the doctor observes, Social Security is looking for the following symptoms that you experience: Pain in your arms or legs caused by your spine problem, muscle weakness, and difficulty walking and climbing stairs.
For more information and detail about what Social Security is looking for in spine problems go here.
Whether you are just considering applying or have been denied, I can help. I have been practicing law for over 30 years. My law practice is now dedicated entirely to Social Security Disability and SSI law. Having helped many people with back and spinal cord injuries over the years, I know what steps to take and can guide injured people to the best possible results.
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