Disability for Multiple Sclerosis in Madison, WI
Financial Help When MS Changes Your Life
If you’re living with multiple sclerosis (MS), you know what it feels like to have your life transform before your eyes. You’ve seen the condition take a toll on every aspect of your well-being—including your ability to work.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t stop the bills from coming. And even during rare periods when you feel a little bit better, you’re still full of anxiety, wondering when your MS will flare up again.
It’s enough to overwhelm anyone. But if you’re suffering from multiple sclerosis in Madison, Wausau and anywhere in Wisconsin and can no longer work, there is hope. Social Security Disability benefits for multiple sclerosis can help you keep your autonomy and sense of dignity.
You deserve the support that Social Security Disability checks provide. But actually securing those benefits is harder than it should be.
Most people get denied. The Becker Law Office helps you appeal and win.
Social Security Disability is all we do.
How Multiple Sclerosis Impacts Your Ability to Work
At least 1 million people in the U.S. have multiple sclerosis, according to the National MS Society, and 200 new cases are diagnosed each week, according to the MS Discovery Forum.
Continuing to work a full-time job with the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis can become impossible. Between 22% and 80% of adults with this condition are unemployed, reported the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
Being unable to work is the primary qualification for Social Security Disability benefits.
In multiple sclerosis, your immune system attacks your nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord.
Initially, the symptoms can be hard to identify. Attacks are unpredictable, making MS difficult to manage.
The symptoms include:
- Fatigue
- Cognitive issues such as difficulty concentrating or remembering
- Neurological symptoms of varying type
- Vision changes (blurriness or blindness)
- Loss of balance and coordination
- Difficulty walking
- Depression
- Pain
- Numbness
- Paralysis
- Tremors
The cognitive impairments can hinder your ability to work. If you’re dealing with a loss of coordination, it can make even desk jobs difficult to perform. And the unpredictability of symptoms makes it impossible to anticipate when and how your MS will impact your job.
To overcome a denial and win monthly checks from Social Security Disability, you must prove the severity of your MS.
There’s no charge to get the Becker Law Office to evaluate your case.
How to Qualify for Disability for Multiple Sclerosis
Social Security includes multiple sclerosis in its official “Blue Book” listing of impairments that qualify you for benefits. When you’re appealing your denial, you’ll need to demonstrate certain conditions:
- That the restrictive effects of multiple sclerosis prevent you from working
- That your multiple sclerosis causes involuntary movement of at least two extremities and affects your balance and ability to walk
- That your multiple sclerosis has caused severe visual or mental impairment
The most important part of proving your case is presenting Social Security with medical records, including these forms of medical evidence:
- MRI scans
- Lumbar puncture results
- Blood tests
- Cognitive (IQ) tests
- Records of all appointments and hospitalizations
- Treatment records
Working alongside an experienced attorney, who keeps track of your medical evidence, can improve your chances of securing disability for multiple sclerosis.
When you’re appealing a denial and you need to take your claim to a hearing with a disability judge, a government report found that your chances of success are almost three times higher when you have a representative.
The Becker Law Office works hard to turn your denial into an approval. We’re here to support you and help you reclaim your life.
