Sickle cell disease is a blood disorder which can cause severe anemia.  Blockages occur in tiny blood vessels thereby causing painful incidents or crises from time to time. It is the anemia that causes the limitations interfering with a person's ability to work.  If the [...]

Renal disease refers to chronic kidney disease.  The bottom line with this impairment is that doctors use a chronic kidney disease scale to rate the severity of the kidney disease.  In order to present a proper case to the Social Security Administration, laboratory reports showing [...]

This is an inflammatory bladder condition where the patient may suffer severe pain near the pelvis.  They may have severe urinary frequency and urgency. There is a mental element to this impairment.   Frequently people with interstitial cystitis will suffer from depression and anxiety.  Other [...]

Cardiomyopathy refers to a disease of the heart muscle.  Symptoms include shortness of breath, fatigue, swelling in the ankles, fluid in the lungs, heart enlargement, swelling of the liver,  heart arrhythmias, passing out, angina, and palpitations.   There are two main tests that will show [...]

This disorder refers to damage to the inner ear.  Serious problems with balance is most common since the  inner ear is primarily responsible for balance.  This disorder also includes tinnitus, or ringing in the ears.  Tinnitus and progressive hearing loss is almost always present with [...]

Sarcoidosis is considered a rheumatic disease.  This disorder is usually found in a routine chest x-ray.  The most obvious symptoms from this disorder occur in the lungs.  Normally people with this disorder take prednisone which is a very powerful medication with very serious side effects.  [...]