Proving Chronic Pain for Social Security Disability Benefits

PROVING CHRONIC PAIN FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS Chronic pain—often called chronic regional pain syndrome or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)—can force you off work and into a ﬁnancial crisis. Social Security Disability beneﬁts can stabilize your life. But it’s a challenge proving chronic pain to Social Security. Here’s what you need:

HOW TO QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS WITH CRPS To win beneﬁts, you’ll need to provide evidence to Social Security showing how much exertion you can handle, such as:

MEDICAL EVALUATIONS

PSYCHOLOGIST OR PSYCHIATRIST REPORTS

MEDICAL TREATMENT RECORDS

FRIEND AND FAMILY TESTIMONY

LAB RESULTS

EMPLOYER TESTIMONY

DOCTOR REPORTS

JOURNAL ENTRIES

GET HELP PROVING YOU QUALIFY Your pain is weighing you down, so get an experienced professional to gather all the evidence and do the work of applying or appealing for beneﬁts. Talk to Angelina Valle & Associates. We’ll listen to you. We have decades of experience helping Californians win Social Security Disability beneﬁts.

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Proving Chronic Pain for Social Security Disability Benefits

Published on Feb 18, 2019

Angelina Valle

Chronic regional pain syndrome (sometimes called complex regional pain syndrome), or CRPS, can leave you hurting so much that you’re unable to work. You could qualify for Social Security Disability checks to keep you financially stable. But first you have to prove to Social Security that you can’t work. In this chart from Angelina Valle, an attorney helping people in San Jose, Salinas, Freemont, Hollister, Monterey, Santa Cruz, and across California, see how to qualify for disability income with CRPS, so you can get your life back on track. https://www.valle-law.com/san-jose-social-security-disability-faqs/disability-for-chronic-regional-pain-syndrome-in-san-jose/