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Disability Benefits for Respiratory Disorders
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Respiratory disorders include any illness that affects the ability of the lungs is to provide sufficient oxygen to the body, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sarcoidosis, cystic fibrosis, chronic lung infections, and lung cancer. In determining whether you are eligible for disability benefits, the SSA will consider the results of lung function tests and any restrictions your doctor has placed on you.
Overview
The SSA will want to see test results showing very poor breathing ability, whether you apply for COPD, bronchitis, CF, or emphysema.
Articles on Respiratory Problems
If you have frequent asthma attacks that require medical attention, you should be able to get disability benefits.
The SSA relies heavily on breathing tests to see if poor lung capacity from smoking qualifies for disability.
Only if sleep apnea has caused serious complications such as heart problems are you likely to get disability.
Emphysema that causes poor lung function often qualifies for disability benefits.
Having pulmonary insufficiency can prevent you from working many jobs.
Patients sufferng from CF will eventually get disability benefits if they have frequent infections or poor breathing test results.
Chronic lung infections that affect your breathing capacity may qualify you for disability.
If your breathing tests show poor results, you can get disability benefits for pneumoconiosis.
If your bronchiectasis causes frequent lung problems requiring medical intervention or you have poor lung function tests, you may be able to get disability benefits.
Related Medical Conditions
Some types of lung cancer automatically qualify for disability benefits.
A simple diagnosis of mesothelioma is enough to get you disability benefits.
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