Crohn's Disease and Disability WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Crohn's Disease and Disability
Crohn's disease is a chronic disease characterized by inflammation in the digestive tract. In order to apply for disability benefits due to Crohn's disease, you will need to provide evidence of the severity of the disease and that you have had, or are expected to have, these severe symptoms for at least 12 months.1 You must also show proof that you are following the therapy prescribed by your doctor.1 If these conditions are not met, your claim will be denied.1
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- A person may be found disabled if he or she has: persistent or recurrent intestinal obstruction, arthritis, iritis, fever, or liver dysfunction not attributable to other causes, intermittent obstruction due to intractable abscesses or fistula formation, and be underweight according to a governmental chart.1
- Additionally, a person may be found disabled if they have a hematocrit level of 30% or less, fat in the stool of 7gm or greater in a 24 hour period, or nitrogen in the stool of greater than 3 gm.1
- Children under the age of 18 may also receive disability benefits; however, the requirements may be slightly different.1
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The Disability Expert: Regional Enteritis/Crohn's Disease and Disability Benefits
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: SSI Benefits for Crohn's Disease, Disability Benefits and Crohn's Disease, Crohn's Disease and Disability Benefits, DISABILITY AND CROHN'S DISEASE, Chron's Disease and Disability, Crohn’s Disease and Disability
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
