Types of Social Security Disability Cases

1. Musculoskeletal System
- Arthritis
- Spinal disorders (disc related, neck and back pain, osteoporosis, scoliosis, spinal cord injury)
- Amputation
- Fractures

2. Special Senses and Speech
- Blindness
- Visual impairments
- Hearing impairments
- Speech disability

3. Respiratory System
- Asthma
- Cystic fibrosis
- Lung diseases (mycobacterial, mycotic, chronic pulmonary vascular hypertension)
- Sleep-related breathing disorders

4. Cardiovascular System
- Heart failures and diseases
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Cardiac transplantation
- Aneurysm
- Chronic venous insufficiency in lower extremity
- Peripheral arterial disease

5. Digestive System
- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Obstruction of the esophagus
- Ulcer disease
- Liver disease
- Chronic ulcerative or granulomatous colitis
- Inflammation of the small intestine
- Weight loss due to any persisting gastrointestinal disorder

6. Genito-urinary System
- Chronic renal disease
- Swelling of ankles and legs due to nephrotic syndrome

7. Hemic & Lymphatic System
- Anemia
- Sickle Cell disease
- Dilated superficial blood vessels due to Telangiectasia
- Coagulation defects (hemophilia or a similar disorder)
- Leukemia
- Myelofibrosis
- Lymphomas
- Telangiectasias (red spots on skin)

8. Skin
- Skin disorders (Pemphigus, exfoliative dermatitis, atopic dermatitis)
- Mycotic infections
- Chronic scarring and pus formation of the axillae and groin areas
- Blistering disease

9. Endocrine System & Obesity
- Thyroid disorders
- Excessive calcium in the blood
- Diabetes (insipidus or mellitus)

10. Neurological
- Epilepsy
- Brain tumors
- Parkinsonian syndrome
- Cerebral palsy
- Multiple sclerosis
- Poliomyelitis
- Muscular dystrophy
- Degenerative diseases
- Cerebral trauma
- Cyst forms within the spinal cord

11. Mental Disorders
- Schizophrenia, paranoid and psychotic disorders
- Affective disorders
- Mental retardation and autism
- Anxiety related disorders
- Physical symptoms due to mental disorder, or substance is present (Somatoform disorders)
- Personality disorders
- Substance addiction disorders

12. Neoplastic Diseases, Malignant
- Head and neck
- Skin Cancer ( sarcoma, melanoma)
- Lymph nodes
- Skeletal system
- Breast
- Mandible, maxilla, orbit or temporal fossa
- Lungs
- Abdomen
- Small or large intestine
- Pancreas
- Kidneys
- Urinary bladder
- Leukemia
- Testicle, penis, ovaries, uterine tubes, vulva (carcinoma or sarcoma)

13. Immune System
- Lupus
- Inflammation of the blood vessels due to Vasculitis
- Sclerosis
- Inflammatory muscle disease
- Reduced number of or lack of antibodies due to Immunoglobulin deficiency
- HIV infection