| Author | Subject: Re: Welcome New Bulletin Board Members |
| Beth Witten | Posted At 23:26:03 04/30/2003 Typically someone with a transplant can be evaluated for disability as soon as 1 year post-transplant. Check out the Social Security booklet on disability (called the Blue Book) online at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/. Be sure to look at the adult listings. Kidney problems are listed under Section 6.00. People with transplants do not automatically qualify for disability (SSDI or SSI), although those on dialysis are able to get disability pretty easily. Social Security looks at labs. x-rays, scans, and symptoms. You have to complete an application for disability. It asks the doctors you've seen. Social Security asks them for information about your medical condition. If necessary, Social Security will have you see a doctor they choose. I'd suggest that you contact the agency that has your student loan to ask about waivers of loan payments if you become disabled. I have known people that were on dialysis and able to get approval for this. |