Hepatitis C is an infectious disease affecting the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV).  Many times, a person with hepatitis C may not even know they have the virus since they may not have symptoms. Some claimants with Hepatitis C, have a history [...]

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is really a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine.  Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the major types of IBD.  Ulcerative colitis is a colon  inflammation that will last a long time, while Crohn’s Disease is inflammation of any other part [...]

It is almost impossible to prove that a person has stomach ulcers to such an extent that they are unable to work.  Medications control and cure ulcers in many patients.  However, there may be unusual conditions or complications from surgery that could be relevant to [...]

Normally, high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, can be controlled with medications.  It would be a rare case in which the claimant’s uncontrolled blood pressure is the basis for the disability claim.  However, there are exceptions to this general rule.  Hypertension, if left untreated, [...]

Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) is where the veins cannot pump enough oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.  More precisely, CVI means the venous valves in the legs responsible for blood return back to the heart from the legs is defective - venous valves prevent reverse [...]

An arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm. Many people have heart arrhythmias, however, very people are able to obtain disability benefits based on this medical condition.  Sometimes heart arrhythmias are one of the symptoms of coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction.  Therefore, the source of [...]