| How To Win Your Case For Social Security
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| | Diagnosing Him/Her with Chronic Fatigue
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| Disability Benefits If You Suffer From
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| | Syndrome and/or Fibromyalgia?
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and/or
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| | I feel that to provide validity to the
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| Fibromyalgia
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| | diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and
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| | or Fibromyalgia certain medical tests
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| Winning a Social Security Disability case
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| | need to be performed so as to rule out
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| for someone who suffers from Chronic
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| | other conditions. I usually like to see
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| Fatigue Syndrome and/or Fibromyalgia (CFS
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| | blood work done that excludes other
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| FMS) can be very difficult. However,
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| | Rheumatic diseases which may share
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| with proper preparation I am often able
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| | symptoms with, or mimic, CFS/FMS. In
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| to win client's their Social Security
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| | cases of Fibromyalgia I look for a
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| Disability benefits. I approach a
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| | physical exam that finds and documents
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia
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| | tender points. In Chronic Fatigue
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| case using the following five factors:
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| | Syndrome cases I also normally like to
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| 1) Was the Diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue
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| | see that a Tilt Table Test has been done.
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| Syndrome or Fibromyalgia Made by a
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| | 3) Are the Client's Complaints Typical
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| Specialist?
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| | For Someone Who Suffers With Chronic
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| I am always very skeptical on my chances
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| | Fatigue Syndrome and/or Fibromyalgia?
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| of winning when a person comes to me and
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| | By now I can usually tell by interviewing
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| is not being treated by a specialist in
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| | a prospective client if his/her
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and/or
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| | complaints are typical. The client's
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| Fibromyalgia. I usually prefer to see
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| | medical records should show documented
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| that the client is being treated by a
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| | symptoms. Without this documentation,
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| Rheumatologist but I have been successful
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| | the diagnoses of CFS/FMS may be subject
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| in these type of cases working with an
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| | to disbelief by Social Security.
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| Infectious Disease Specialist and a
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| | 4) Was the Client Treated With Physical
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| Neurologist. I feel that the diagnosis
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| | Therapy and/or Pain Medication?
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| of a primary care or internist is not
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| | I like to show an Administrative Law
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| sufficient in this type of case. It is
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| | Judge (ALJ) that my client has tried
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| also important, of course, for this
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| | whatever treatment is available for his
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| doctor to be supportive of his/her
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| | her condition. Whether this is a series
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| patient's disability case and for me and
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| | of physical therapy appointments,
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| the client to know this from the
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| | narcotic pain medications or even
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| beginning of my representation. If a
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| | non-traditional treatments like
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| person calls me and does not have a
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| | biofeedback or acupuncture. I feel that
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| specialist working with him/her, I
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| | the severity of my client's condition
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| suggest that they contact a local support
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| | will be supported by the fact that he/she
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| group for a referral.
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| | has tried everything to find relief.
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| 2) Has the Client's Doctor Eliminated
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| | 5) Has the Client Consulted or Been
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| Other Diseases Through Testing Before
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| | Treated by a Psychiatrist or Therapist?
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