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SSDI for smoldering multiple myeloma?

by RonaldE7 on Fri Sep 30, 2016 7:52 am

Can I qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits with smoldering myeloma?

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Re: SSDI for smoldering multiple myeloma?

by jhorner on Tue Oct 11, 2016 5:20 pm

Hello,

I don't think you can get disability if you are not disabled. Since smoldering multiple myeloma is considered asymptomatic and doesn't warrant treatment, I think it would be a big stretch. If a smoldering patient is disabled from myeloma-related side effects, such as neuropathy, it might be possible.

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J

jhorner
Name: Magpie
Who do you know with myeloma?: Myself
When were you/they diagnosed?: 2013
Age at diagnosis: 49
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