Neurological
Neurological Conditions
Neurological conditions can affect movement, balance, memory, and stamina in ways that change from day to day. That variability is often the hardest part to document. Social Security wants to understand how your condition affects a typical workweek, including the days when your symptoms are at their worst.
How Social Security evaluates these claims
Social Security evaluates neurological claims under its listings for the neurological system, which address conditions such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinsonian syndrome, and the residual effects of stroke. Many of these listings focus on how the condition limits physical functioning and, in some cases, memory and concentration. A claim that does not meet a listing can still succeed based on your functional capacity.
Limitations that matter
- Problems with balance, coordination, or walking
- Seizures or episodes that require recovery time
- Weakness, tremor, or numbness that affects the use of hands
- Trouble with memory, focus, or processing information
Evidence that helps
- Neurological exam findings, imaging, and test results
- A log of seizures or symptom episodes and their frequency
- Treatment records from neurologists and other specialists
- A medical source statement addressing both physical and mental limits
Every case turns on its own facts and its own medical record. If you are living with a neurological conditions and it has kept you from working, we can review your situation at no cost. Request a free consultation or learn more about how Social Security decides claims.
Talk with Dan about your claim
Every consultation is free, and there is no obligation. You pay no attorney fee unless your claim is won. Most of what we need can be handled over the phone.