Social Security Disability Impairments
The list of impairments that could be used to evaluate whether a disability exists include the following:
Disabilities Involving the Musculoskeletal System
- Joint dysfunctions and surgical arthrodesis
- Spinal injuries
- Amputations
- Fractures
- Other trauma
- Major joint dysfunction in children
- Spinal diseases in children
- Amputations in children
- Fractures in children
- Other trauma in children
- Disabilities Involving Special Senses and Speech
- Neurology of the special senses and speech
- The eye
- The ear
Disabilities Involving the Respiratory System
- Pulmonary insufficiency
- Asthma
- Cystic fibrosis
- Pneumoconiosis (brown lung, black lung, etc.)
- Bronchiectasis
- Tuberculosis, fungus and chronic infections
- Cor pulmonale — pulmonary heart failure
Disabilities Involving the Heart and Circulatory System
- Chronic heart failure
- Ischemic heart Disease
- Recurrent arrhythmias
- Congenital heart disease
- Heart transplant
- Aneurysm
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Peripheral arterial disease
Disabilities Involving the Digestive System
Disabilities Due to the Hematologic and Lymphatic System
Disabilities Related to the Skin and Skin Disorders
Disabilities Related to Endocrine Disorders
- Thyroid
- Parathyroid
- Pituitary
- Adrenal
- Diabetes
Disabilities Related to Neurology
- Epilepsy
- CVA
- Brain tumor
- Parkinson’s disease
- Cerebral palsy
- Spinal cord disorders
- Multiple sclerosis
- ALS
- Polio
- Myasthenia Gravis
Psychiatric Disorders
- Brain diseases
- Schizophrenia, paranoia
- Affective or mood disorders
- Autism and mental retardation
- Anxiety and related disorders
- Somatoform disorders
- Adult personality disorders
- Substance abuse
- Malignant Tumors