Social Security Disability Conditions – Immune System Disorders

Immune Deficiency Other Than HIV

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI or SSD)
Is a payroll-funded program to supplement the income of those unable to work due to disability.

General Qualifications for SSD Eligibility

For you to be eligible for SSD, your disability must last for at least a year or be terminal. You must also be under age 65 to be eligible, as 65 is normally the age of Medicare eligibility.

To be eligible for SSD, you must have accumulated a prescribed number of Social Security credits (normally accumulated through work experience and payment into Social Security) during the 10 years immediately preceding disability.

Requirements vary according to age, and if you suffer disability before age 23 you may be able to draw on your parents’ Social Security credits without affecting your parents’ eligibility for SSD.

Immune System Disorders and SSD

An immune system disorder causing dysfunction in one or more components of your immune system may qualify you for Social Security Disability benefits. Such disorders can include HIV infection, arthritis, vasculitis, connective tissue disease, and Sjogren’s syndrome.

If you meet the general qualifications for SSD eligibility and have been diagnosed with an immune deficiency other than HIV that makes it impossible for you to engage in substantial gainful activity, you may qualify for SSD benefits based on your disability.

To be evaluated for disability, you will normally need to submit your medical history, a physical examination report, and a laboratory report or other acceptable evidence confirming your diagnosis and disability. You may also be required to provide evidence of an infection (click here to see list) that is resistant to treatment or has required hospitalization or intravenous treatment three or more times in a 12-month period.  Further details about evaluation of non-HIV immune deficiency for disability benefits can be found at the same link.

For more information about disability conditions relating to your immune system, click here.

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Social Security Disability Conditions