Social Security Disability for Multiple Sclerosis

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Is MS Considered a Disability that Qualifies for Financial Help?

Determining the right time to seek Social Security Disability benefits for multiple sclerosis (MS) can be tricky.

The disease builds for years. You can have flare-ups followed by remission periods when your health returns largely to normal. Every person is on their own timeline with MS.

This is when you know you may qualify for disability benefits:

When you can’t work anymore.

You reach this point when trouble with your vision, speech, balance, energy level, strength or body control becomes too much to function in a job.

You may be able to work for a while with help from special devices, changes to your hours, and changes to your duties if your employer cooperates.

But when your MS worsens so you can’t reliably get through a typical work day, it’s time to apply for Social Security Disability.

Disability benefits provide great relief from economic crisis brought on by medical struggles, helping you live a better life while you manage your health.

Social Security makes it clear that MS is covered for disability benefits. But it doesn’t award benefits automatically. You must provide medical evidence and arguments for how your case now makes working out of the question.

Get support seeking these crucial resources from Geary Disability Law and Wisconsin disability lawyer Tim Geary, who has helped thousands of people win benefits.

Working with a disability attorney to ease the process of getting benefits costs you nothing up front—you only pay an attorney fee when you win.

Talk to us in Fox Valley and across Northeast Wisconsin about how to get Social Security Disability for multiple sclerosis.

Can I Get Disability Benefits for MS? Documenting the Physical Effects.

Social Security has two paths to qualify for disability benefits with multiple sclerosis:

Showing that you have extreme physical limitations
Showing that you have clear physical limitations plus cognitive limitations

To win benefits based on your physical symptoms of MS, your medical records must show…

You’re unable to stand from a seated position without help from a person or assistive device.

You’re unable to balance in a standing position without help.
You’re unable to use your upper extremities (hands, arms) to lift, hold and move items as you would need for a job.

The process of applying for disability, with diabetes and any other condition, is complicated.

You’ll need help from your doctors to confirm that you have these limitations.

Social Security claims examiners can see how MS affects you through doctors’ examination reports, neurological reports, laboratory tests, imaging like X-rays, CT scans, MRIs and EEGs.

Your doctor may know how to treat your medical condition, but they don’t always understand what information Social Security needs to see for a disability claim.

Your Social Security Disability lawyer is your guide, connecting evidence from the health care system to the disability benefits process. At Geary Disability Law, we know what you need to apply for disability benefits for multiple sclerosis in Wisconsin.

We support you in seeking financial relief while you manage your health.

Start with a FREE initial evaluation from our disability attorney team.

Qualifying for Social Security Disability for MS: Adding the Cognitive Effects

The second method of proving that your multiple sclerosis qualifies for disability benefits requires showing that you have “marked” physical limitations plus limitations in thinking, focusing and processing information.

“Marked” means serious limitations in the physical activities you can do but doesn’t require total inability to carry out those physical tasks.

You can qualify for disability benefits when you have those physical symptoms along with these mental limitations:

Difficulty understanding, remembering and using information
Difficulty interacting with other people
Difficulty concentrating, staying on a task, or keeping pace with job tasks
Difficulty managing your emotions and behavior in work setting

Your disability claim for multiple sclerosis should also include any other health problems you have which may be related to your MS.

Common examples are depression, fatigue, sleeping problems and vision loss.

Each one of those has its own set of symptoms to document and medical evidence to provide supporting your case for disability benefits.

Because we help people get disability benefits every day, the team at Geary Disability Law knows the rules and what works to win benefits for many different diseases and conditions.

When multiple sclerosis takes a toll on your life, let us help you secure financial resources for more restful, healthier and happier living.

Contact Geary Disability Law.

No Matter Where You Are in the Process, We Can Help

From wondering if you have a strong claim to filing your initial application to appealing a denial of benefits, Geary Disability Law is here for you.

Social Security Disability FAQs

It’s only natural for you to have many questions when your life has been disrupted by health problems and you need financial assistance. Get started on your path forward with our answers to some of the questions we hear most often:

DISABILITY FAQs