Cardiovascular Disorders

Clients Success Stories: Disability Benefits for Cardiovascular Disorders

Plus additional resources on getting disability benefits for Cardiovascular Disorders

Heart Problems

Qualifying for disability benefits from heart problems depends on a variety of factors. How your heart disease impacts your ability to work or even perform household chores.

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Disability Benefits for Cement Masons

Charles was a cement mason who was denied disability benefits before hiring Balin Law. Read Charles’ story and his experience hiring a firm that helped him win disability benefits.

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Disability Benefits for an Aortic Aneurysm

Paula was diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm along with some other health issues and found she couldn’t work like she once could. Read Paula’s story and how she gained disability benefits.

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What Social Security lists for Cardiovascular Disorders

Cardiovascular Disorders that may qualify for disability benefits are evaluated under Section 4.00 of Social Security’s Listing of Impairments – Adult Listings.

Per Social Security, Cardiovascular Disorders include “any disorder that affects the proper functioning of the heart or the circulatory system (that is, arteries, veins, capillaries, and the lymphatic drainage).”

Examples of disorders under this listing include:

  • Chronic heart failure
  • Ventricular dysfunction
  • Discomfort or pain due to myocardial ischemia, with or without necrosis of heart muscle
  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Recurrent arrhythmias
  • Symptomatic congenital heart disease
  • Heart transplant
  • Aneurysm of aorta or major branches
  • Chronic venous insufficiency
  • Peripheral arterial disease