These include chronic
anemia, sickle cell disease and various blood disorders including
hemophilia, leukemia and several others.
These can be very significant and life-threatening
medical disorders. They require specialized medical treatment. For
purposes of disability, they are generally evaluated based on
the chronicity of the condition, as manifested by the
presence of certain clinical findings for at least three months
following initiation of treatment.
The symptoms commonly associated with these disorders
include fatigue, weight loss, pain, spontaneous hemorrhage and/or
recurrent infection. These symptoms can be disabling,
even if the underlying medical disorder has not progressed to
a severe level. However, judges and others who evaluate
disability claims are not as familiar with these disorders as
some others. Establishing a claim of disability predicated
solely on the symptoms of a hemic or lymphatic disorder often
requires persuasive evidence obtained from a medical specialist
and careful case preparation by a knowledgeable attorney. |