Social Security Disability Conditions
Chronic Skin Infection
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.
Chronic Skin Infection and SSD
Most skin infections are caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi. If you meet the general qualifications for SSD eligibility and a chronic skin infection such as cellulitis, shingles, or herpes simplex makes it impossible for you to engage in substantial gainful activity, you may qualify for SSD benefits based on your disability.
Assessment of your condition is generally based on the severity and extent of your skin lesions, how frequently your skin lesions flare up, the extent of your treatment, and an evaluation of how your symptoms, pain, and treatment limit your ability to work. In most cases you will need to prevent evidence of extensive fungating (rapidly growing) or extensive ulcerating skin lesions lasting at least three months despite continuing treatment as prescribed.
Normally, you will need to provide information about the onset, duration, frequency of flare-ups, and prognosis of your infection. You may need to provide information about your ability to function outside of a highly protective environment. You will also need to submit laboratory results or evidence from other medically acceptable methods to confirm that you have a disabling chronic skin infection.
For further information about disability conditions relating to chronic skin infection and other skin disorders, click here.
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Social Security Disability Conditions