Living with Wilson’s Disease? Get Financial Relief.
If you have Wilson’s disease, you deal with issues that most people don’t understand—what it’s like for your body to be unable to process excess copper, and how dangerous that can be.
About one in 30,000 people have this genetic disorder in the United States, according to the American Liver Foundation. It impacts your liver, your brain, and your mental health.
Wilson’s disease can make working for a living impossible. But an economic assistance program is available for this situation: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
These monthly checks can help you cover your mounting bills as you work to get treatment and put your life back in order. Benefits can also help you with medical expenses by giving you access to Medicare.
But you must prove to Social Security that you have Wilson’s disease, and that your case is debilitating. It’s challenging partly because this disease is so hard to identify. The symptoms mimic so many other diseases.
And Social Security is built to be hard on disability applicants, forcing them to make a legal case for why they should qualify for benefits. Social Security denies most cases, forcing candidates to appeal.
At Nash Disability Law, Social Security Disability is all we do. Our Chicago disability lawyers know what the government is looking for, and we know how to steer you away from common mistakes that derail an application.
For support on your application or appeal as you manage your Wilson’s disease, talk to us. We help people in Chicago and across Illinois get financial relief and greater peace.
WE’VE HELPED MORE PEOPLE IN THE CHICAGO AREA WIN BENEFITS THAN ANY OTHER LAW FIRM.
How Social Security Views Disability Benefits for Wilson’s Disease
Social Security does not have a specific listing for Wilson’s disease in its list of eligible diseases and disorders for disability benefits, often called the “blue book.”
But it does recognize the symptoms associated with the condition.
The effects of Wilson’s disease appear under Social Security’s definitions for disorders of the digestive system, specifically chronic liver diseases. Its symptoms are related to your liver’s inability to process copper and remove it from your body.
You need some copper from food to function properly, but as you know, too much is bad.
When you’re applying for disability benefits for Wilson’s disease, you’ll need to document symptoms of copper buildup, such as:
- Fatigue
- Weakness or stiffness in your muscles
- Loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting
- Changes in normal behavior
- Slurred speech
- Poor coordination and tremors
- Swollen liver and spleen
- Anemia
Wilson’s disease can also impact your mental health , leaving you feeling anxious or depressed . It can come with thoughts of suicide or losing touch with reality.
Wilson’s disease is serious. And when symptoms persist, there’s no doubt it can keep you from holding a job—the key qualification for getting disability benefits .
To tell the story of your battle with Wilson’s disease to Social Security, you can lean on the disability attorneys at Nash Disability to handle your case with care, compassion and dedication.
We will fight for you, and we won’t charge any fee until you win the benefits you deserve.
How To Prove Your Wilson’s Disease Qualifies for Social Security Disability Benefits
Applying for Social Security Disability benefits requires a mountain of paperwork and gathering all the supporting evidence to show the impact of Wilson’s disease on your working life.
To qualify for benefits, you must show that you can’t work full time for at least a year. That includes your current job or any other possible full-time role. To prove Wilson’s disease has put working off limits, you may need to present:
- Medical evidence of your diagnosis, including imaging studies such as X-rays and MRIs, doctor’s reports, lab findings, and any operations you’ve had.
- Your response to treatment, including any adverse effects.
- Any recorded damage to your liver, which may include cell damage, inflammation, or scarring such as fibrosis or cirrhosis.
- Your family history. If a relative had Wilson’s disease, that can go a long way to show you inherited the disorder, too.
You don’t have to tackle this complicated process alone. Nash Disability Law is one of the leading law firms in America by the amount of disability benefits we’ve won for our clients.
We can win for you. Let’s talk about what’s most important: your health and a happier future.
