How can severe diabetes qualify for disability benefits?

Severe diabetes can qualify for disability benefits. Generally diabetes can be controlled by proper medication. If your diabetes is under control, then it is unlikely to qualify for disability benefits.

Sometimes diabetes can cause serious problems including heart disease and fluid retention. Severe diabetes can also result in amputation and neuropathy. Neuropathy can impair peripheral nerves. Diabetes can also cause pancreas to fail. In such case where diabetes causes other medical complications that prevent you from working, you can qualify for disability benefits. To qualify your diabetes must have caused the serious complications despite you undergoing treatment for diabetes and regularly taking the medications as per your doctor’s advice. The complication caused by severe diabetes must prevent you from performing the basic physical or mental work associated with most jobs. You can seek disability benefits even if you do not have any complications but the diabetes prevents you from performing substantial gainful activity. The general rule is that merely suffering from diabetes will not make you eligible for disability benefits. Your diabetes will qualify for disability benefits if it prevents you from performing the type of work that you have the education or ability to perform.

When you apply for disability benefits because of diabetes, you must provide medical evidence of the disease. You must demonstrate that the diabetes has caused other medical complications. You must provide medical records showing that the other complication was caused by the diabetes. You must also provide your medical records indicating that you have been undergoing regular treatment for diabetes. An experienced disability lawyer can assist you get disability benefits for your diabetes.