Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic lung disease. There is no cure for COPD. Most people with COPD suffer from Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema. Causes of COPD include smoking and secondhand smoke, exposure to gases and fumes in the workplace, and pollution.
Symptoms of COPD include coughing, fatigue, respiratory infections, wheezing, and shortness of breath. Medications, oxygen, rehabilitation, surgery, and breathing machines are used to treat COPD. In severe cases a lung transplant is needed.
You Can Get Social Security Disability Benefits for COPD
The Social Security Administration awards Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income benefits to people with COPD who are unable to work for at least 12 consecutive months.
Apply For Social Security Disability Benefits
If you have been diagnosed with COPD and you cannot work, do not wait to apply for benefits. You should apply for Social Security Disability Benefits or Supplemental Security Income as soon as you are no longer able to work.
Free Evaluation of Your Disability Claim
For a free evaluation of your disability claim call Berger and Green. The lawyers and staff at Berger and Green will answer you Social Security Disability and SSI questions. Berger and Green can help you apply for SSD and SSI benefits and file your appeal. The lawyers at Berger and Green have won Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits for clients with COPD.
