What Heart Conditions Qualify for Disability Benefits?
Below are the disabilities that fall under the Cardiovascular System category as classified by the SSA’s Blue Book. They can be found in Section 4.00.
- Aneurysm of the Aorta or Major Branches
- Blood Clots
- Budd-Chiari Syndrome
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Heart Failure
- Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Chronic Venous Insufficiency
- Cor Pulmonale Secondary Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Heart Attack
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Valve Disorder
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
- Recurrent Arrhythmia
- Sinus Bradycardia
- Symptomatic Congenital Heart Disease
- Syncope/Fainting
- Venous Insufficiency
