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	<title>Disability Information &#38; Resources &#187; Diseases And Conditions</title>
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	<description>Help, Guidance, News &#38; Tips on Social Security Disability Issues</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>HIV Infection Not Automatic Reason for SSDI Approval</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2010/06/hiv-infection-not-automatic-reason-for-ssdi-approval/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2010/06/hiv-infection-not-automatic-reason-for-ssdi-approval/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Diseases And Conditions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[HIV / AIDS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Although not always, most people who have HIV or AIDS do qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, but not because of their HIV itself. Here&#8217;s why.
When a person is infected with HIV, their immune system is weak and compromised, making them vulnerable to opportunistic infections. An opportunistic infection is caused by pathogens that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Security Holds Compassionate Allowance Hearing For Early-Onset Alzheimers Patients</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2009/08/social-security-holds-compassionate-allowance-hearing-for-early-onset-alzheimers-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Disease]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Diseases And Conditions]]></category>

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Officials from the Social Security Administration met last month in an Outreach Hearing to discuss the idea of adding Early-Onset Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease and other related dementia illnesses to the Compassionate Allowance Listings.
Testimony was given by Harry Johns, President and CEO of the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association.  In an effort to point out that Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease can strike [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proving Disability for Chronic Back Pain</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2009/06/proving-disability-for-chronic-back-pain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Back Pain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Diseases And Conditions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Security Disability]]></category>

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I was recently reviewing the medical records of an old case. In this particular matter, the claimant was simply diagnosed with &#8220;Failed Back Syndrome&#8221;, otherwise known simply as (FBS).  In this regard, the claimant had undergone a previous back surgery to remove a herniated disc in his lower back.  Afterwards, he failed to notice any [...]]]></description>
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