Can I Get Social Security Disability for Gastrointestinal Hemorrhaging?

If you have been dealing with gastrointestinal hemorrhaging and are unable to work in any capacity, you may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

Social Security Listing 5.02

Social Security has included gastrointestinal hemorrhaging in its Blue Book of disability listings. However, patients who have experienced gastrointestinal hemorrhaging often do so at different levels of severity, and just receiving the diagnosis from a doctor is not enough to be considered disabled.

Social Security considers applications for disability based on gastrointestinal hemorrhaging under Listing 5.02. To meet this listing, you must have gastrointestinal hemorrhaging from any cause that required you to undergo at least three different blood transfusions over the course of a six-month period, of at least two units of blood per transfusion. The transfusions must also be thirty days apart (or more).

If you meet the listing, Social Security will consider you to be disabled for one year after the last documented transfusion. After that year, Social Security will review your condition and consider your residual impairments that remain.

I Don’t Meet the Listing!

If you do not meet the listing, you may still qualify for SSDI or SSI benefits. To prove that you are disabled and unable to work, you will need medical evidence that shows the severity of your impairment. Social Security will need reliable medical evidence from your doctors to show them that your condition limits you and prevents you from working.

Unfortunately, one of the most common reasons for a denial is not enough medical evidence. It is important that you keep a log of all doctors, hospitals, and clinics you have seen for your gastrointestinal hemorrhaging, including any inpatient stays or hospitalizations.

If you do not meet the listing, Social Security will consider your residual functional capacity (RFC). Your RFC outlines your job restrictions and will be used to determine if you can go back to your past work. Your RFC is also used to determine whether there is other work available for you.

Jacksonville Social Security Disability Attorney

If you have been diagnosed with gastrointestinal hemorrhaging and are unable to work in any capacity due to your physical condition, contact a local attorney today. An attorney can help answer your questions or help you apply for disability.