Migraines

Learn about qualifying impairments for Social Security Disability from the team at Nash Disability Law.
Dan Rosen of Nash Disability Law knows exactly what evidence on medical impairments will win a Social Security Disability case.

Disability for Migraines in Chicago

Can You Get Disability for Migraines?

Hundreds of millions of people get migraines. As much as 10 percent of the world’s population experiences them. In the U.S. about 17% of women and 6% of men deal with migraines, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

You either personally know what it’s like to have these intense headaches, or you know someone who does.

But can you get disability for migraines?

Social Security runs disability benefits programs providing financial assistance to people whose health problems are so severe that they cannot work. When medical issues intrude on your livelihood, disability benefits give you a foundation for a more secure life.

Migraine headaches, however, are not specifically covered by Social Security’s list of qualifying impairments.

The main qualification for Social Security Disability is being unable to work.

And people with migraines are all over the spectrum in terms of whether their headaches are frequent and severe enough to rule out working, or whether they can manage their migraines and continue working.

This means that to get migraine disability benefits, you must take extra care to document how seriously limiting your headaches are—and likely how your migraines combine with other health problems to make it impossible for you to work.

How do you take on this task?

It’s much easier with support from the Chicago disability lawyers at Nash Disability Law. Our attorneys do the heavy work of applying for disability benefits, so you can rest.

Nash is a leading disability law firm in the country, one of the top for the amount of benefits we secure for clients. We’ve helped thousands of people.

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How Can You Get Migraine Disability Benefits?

If you have other medical conditions related to your migraine headaches—or even unrelated conditions that along with migraines force you out of work—that is the first thing you want to prove to Social Security.

Those other impairments could be on Social Security’s list, and you can follow the Social Security guidelines for getting benefits for those ailments.

Some examples of covered conditions that could involve migraines are:

When you’re explaining your migraine headaches and any other impairments that obstruct your ability to work, you must provide evidence from multiple sources confirming that your health limits your everyday activities.

This includes medical evidence like diagnosis reports, medical test results, medical imaging, lists of prescriptions, records of treatments, hospitalizations and surgeries, and doctors’ notes on how your treatments are working.

Your evidence can also include your own journal, kept over time, detailing your life with health complications. It can also include testimony from family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, bosses, clergy, and anyone else who knows you personally and has witnessed your struggles.

Tell the Chicago disability lawyers at Nash Disability Law about your situation—there’s no charge just to talk— and we’ll give you an idea of what your disability benefits claim will require.

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The Other Way to Get Disability for Migraines: Measuring Your Abilities

Another path to winning Social Security Disability benefits for a condition that doesn’t appear on the listing of impairments (like migraines) is showing how your everyday activities are limited.

This is about documenting your individual symptoms and their impact on your life, no matter what diagnosis you have.

It’s a measure of what you can do despite your health problems. Social Security calls this your “residual functional capacity (RFC).”

Your RFC takes into consideration your basic abilities, such as:

  • Lifting
  • Standing for extended times
  • Carrying objects
  • Pushing and pulling
  • Reaching
  • Crouching or stooping
  • Understanding information
  • Following instructions
  • Responding to others in work settings
  • Handling work pressures

Your RFC is a rating that a doctor provides after examining you.

Your disability attorney knows what you need for this process.

Getting disability benefits for migraines has special challenges, so talk to Nash Disability Law. You pay no fee for a disability lawyer until you win benefits.

If your migraines are disrupting your life to the point that you can’t work, you deserve financial assistance so you can better take care of yourself.

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