Medical and Disabling Conditions That Qualify You For Long Term Disability Benefits

The following is a list of the most common medical conditions and disabilities severe enough to qualify a worker for long term disability benefits. Some are physical conditions and some are mental illnesses.

This list is not exhaustive does not include all of the illnesses that can limit a person's ability to perform their job.

The Disability Legal Center is available to provide you with a free consultation regarding your claim for long-term disability benefits.

Musculoskeletal System

• Amputation
• Anterior Poliomyelitis
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Major Dysfunction of a Joint
• Back Pain/Spine Disorders
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Chronic Pain Syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Fracture of the Femur, Tibia, or Pelvis
• Fracture of an Upper Extremity
• Herniated Disc
• Inflammatory Arthritis
• Lumbar Stenosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Spinal Arachnoiditis
• Osteoarthritis
• Reflex Sympathetic Disorder
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Ruptured Disc
• Soft Tissue Injury (Burns)
• Undifferentiated and Mixed Connective Tissue Disease

Special Senses and Speech

• Vision Loss
• Otolaryngology (Hearing Loss/Impairment)
• Vestibular Dysfunction/Disorder
• Meniere's Disease
• Loss of Speech

Respiratory System

• Asthma
• Emphysema
• Sarcoidosis
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Lung Transplant
• Bronchiectasis
• Pneumoconiosis
• Chronic Restrictive Ventilatory Disease
• Mycobacterial, Mycotic, and Other Chronic Lung Infections
• Sleep Related Breathing Disorders (Sleep Apnea)

Cardiovascular System

• Chronic Venous Insufficiency
• Cor Pulmonale Secondary Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension
• Heart Failure
• Heart Transplant
• Ischemic Heart Disease
• Left Ventricular Assist Device
• Recurrent Arrhythmia
• Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
• Aneurysm of the Aorta or Major Branches
• Symptomatic Congenital Heart Disease
• Syncopex

Digestive System

• Crohn's Disease
• Colitis
• Kidney Failure
• Liver Disease
• Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
• Hepatitis
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
• Short Bowel Syndrome
• Wilson's Disease
• Cirrhosis

Genitourinary Impairments

• Interstitial Cystitis
• Nephrotic Disorder

Hematological Disorders

• Aplastic Anemia with Bone Marrow or Stem Cell Transplantation
• Chronic Anemia
• Chronic Granulocytopenia
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Chronic Thrombocytopenia
• Coagulation Defects and Hemophelia
• Hereditary Telangiectasia
• Hemochromatosis
• Liver Transplantation
• Multiple Myeloma
• Polycythemia Vera
• Systemic Vasculitis

Skin Disorders

• Bullous Diseases
• Burns
• Chronic Skin Diseases
• Dermatitis
• Dermatomyositis
• Genetic Photosensitivity Disorders
• Ichthyosis
• Endocrine System

Adrenal Gland Disorders

• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Parathyroid Gland Disorders
• Pituitary Gland Disorders
• Thyroid Gland Disorder

Multiple Body System Impairments

• Mosaic/Non-mosaic Down Syndrome
• Trisomy X Syndrome (XXX Syndrome)
• Fragile X Syndrome
• Phenylketonuria (PKU)
• Caudal Regression Syndrome
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Neurological/Nervous System Problems

• Cerebral Palsy
• Epilepsy
• Dementia/Alzheimer's
• Ataxia
• Neuropathy
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
• Non-epilectic Seizure Disorder
• Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident)
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Headaches and Migraines
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Parkinson's Disease
• Cerebral Atrophy
• Syringomyelia

Mental Disorders

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Anxiety Disorder
• Autism
• Bipolar Disorder
• Depression
• Drug Addiction/Substance Abuse
• Mood Disorder
• Organic Mental Disorders
• Panic Attacks
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Psychosis
• Schizophrenia

Malignant Neoplastic Diseases

• Acute Leukemia
• Cancer
• Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
• Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
• Lymphoma
• Macroglobulinemia
• Mesothelioma
• Myelofibrosis
• Immune System Disorders
• Immune Deficiency Disorders
• Lupus
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Polymyositis Scleroderma

Sleep Disorders

• Insomnia