Beating the Odds: How to Strengthen Your Fibromyalgia Social Security Disability Case

What is fibromyalgia (chronic fatigue syndrome)?

Muscle fatigue, joint fatigue, fatigue, bone and a wide range of other symptoms characteristic of fibromyalgia. This disorder can be caused by many different sources, physical inflammation induced psychiatric physical symptoms. Fibromyalgia is considered the "diagnosis of exclusion", ie it is the diagnosis when the doctor could not determine the exact cause of pain and excludes all suspicious sources.

Why fibromyalgia cases the most difficult to win?

It is an objective criterion, no MRI, X-ray or a blood test, to prove you have fibromyalgia. This lack of data ignores the objective test of the hardest to win fibromyalgia. Social Security Regulations requires that the court based its decision on facts in history. A typical case of fibromyalgia include medical records, which exclude other possible diseases, but there is no evidence to confirm the existence of fibromyalgia.

Why is it important that you know the 99-2b regulation of social security?

Social Security Regulation 99-2b requires all judges to their subjective experience of pain before making a decision. Failure to do so may result in an appeal.

Why is it important to have the doctor performs a test of "trigger points"?

Proof of trigger points was used to confirm a diagnosis of fibromyalgia. If you have a number of these trigger points, the diagnosis can be made. This test is gaining popularity among medical experts for social security. This is the closest objective test to prove the existence of fibromyalgia things.

What can you do to help win your case?

Get a Social Security with early experience to guide your disability benefits continue lawyer.
Have a system of trigger points made.
Ask your doctor and make sure your doctor is documenting their complaints folder constant pain.
Get statements from doctors confirm the diagnosis and to describe how your condition limits their ability to do their job.
Although cases of fibromyalgia are among the most difficult to prove, the hope is that health professionals continue to search for the disease and learn their causes.