Some people with conditions such as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome find it difficult to win their Social Security Disability case.
Part of the problem is that the Judges like clear, easily diagnosed, and treatable conditions.
This is certainly not the situation with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
These conditions are misunderstood and some Social Security Judges like to characterize those who suffer with them as lazy, unwilling to work with a little pain and fatigue, and mentally impaired complainers to a certain extent.
Some new medical news may help those with chronic fatigue syndrome.
A group of doctors has issued a report detailing and renaming chronic fatigue. It has been renamed as Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease or SEID.
They estimate 860,000 to 2.5 million suffer from SEID.
The new definition for children and adults focuses on profound fatigue lasting at least 6 months, total exhaustion after minimal physical or mental exertion, unrefreshing sleep, and brain fog or cognitive impairment.
There is no definitive test for the diagnosis of SEID, however, the new definition provides a short list of symptoms to observe and this should be helpful for Social Security Disability hearings.
If you suffer from SEID you should make your doctor aware of this new report.
Hopefully it will open eyes in the medical community and in the circle of Social Security Disability Judges.
Questions about your Social Security Disability case? Feel free to contact Illinois Social Security Disability Lawyer Dirk May with Williams and Swee at 309-827-4371.