Getting Social Security Disability for Facial Palsy
Can I get Social Security Disability for facial palsy? If this is a question that you are asking, it is probably because you have this condition, and complications that have resulted from it and/or the underlying disorder that caused facial palsy is the reason why you are disabled, unable to work and in need of financial assistance.
Facial palsy is a condition that involves a dysfunction of your cranial nerve VII (facial nerve). When you have facial palsy, you are not able to control the facial muscles on your affected side.
Facial paralysis can be caused by different ailments. This includes a stroke, brain tumor and Lyme disease. If you have facial paralysis and no specific cause can be found, it is probably facial palsy.
Common cause
The most common cause of facial palsy is when your facial muscles are swollen and inflamed by a virus. The virus most often responsible for the condition is herpes simplex. However, other viruses have also been associated with facial palsy, which include shingles, chicken pox and mononucleosis.
There are some risk factors that may increase your chance of developing facial palsy. Some of these include:
Diabetes
Being pregnant
Having an upper respiratory infection, such as a cold or the flu.
Facial palsy may be evidenced by several signs and symptoms. Some of these are:
Loss of sensation, not being able to feel your face when you touch it
An inability to blink or close your eye
A loss of taste
Twitching and weakness in your face
An inability to frown and loss of forehead wrinkles
A droopy eyebrow and inability to raise your eyebrow
The corner of your mouth droops (pulls down)
Watery eye or dry eye
An inability to squint
Painful eye with symptoms of irritation or grittiness
Pain in or near your affected ear
Loss of hearing
Drooling as a result of not being able to control your facial muscles
Headache.
There are complications that may be caused by facial palsy. These include:
Chronic (ongoing) spasms of your eyelids and facial muscles
Chronic problems with taste
Damage to your eye, including corneal ulcers and infections
Facial disfigurement resulting from loss of movement
Abnormal movements, such as salivating at the wrong time or tears when you are laughing.
Once again, you may be afflicted with facial palsy. This condition and complications that have resulted from it and/or the underlying ailment that has caused facial palsy is the reason why you are disabled, unable to work and in need of financial assistance.
Have you applied for the financial assistance that you need by applying for Social Security Disability from the Social Security Administration? Were you denied?
Important fact
If you are intending to reapply or appeal your denial, there is a very important fact that you need to carefully consider that you may not be aware of. People who have a disability attorney fighting for them like the one at disabilitycasereview.com, are approved more often than people who do not have a disability attorney standing with them.
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Article written by James Shugart
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