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