What Musculoskeletal System Conditions Qualify for Disability Benefits?
Below are the disabilities that fall under the Musculoskeletal System category as classified by the SSA’s Blue Book. They can be found in Section 1.00.
- Amputation
- Anterior Poliomyelitis (Polio)
- Apert Syndrome
- Avascular Necrosis
- Back Pain
- Bone Spurs
- Bursitis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Clubfoot Deformity
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Degenerative Joint Disease
- Dwarfism
- Fibromyalgia
- Fracture of a Lower Extremity
- Fracture of an Upper Extremity
- Gout
- Hernia
- Herniated Disc
- Hip Pain and Related Disorders
- Hip Replacement
- Joint Pain
- Knee Pain and Related Disorders
- Knee Replacement
- Low Birth Weight
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Lyme Disease
- Major Dysfunction of a Joint
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Neck Pain and Neck Problems
- Nerve Root Compression
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteomalacia
- Osteoporosis
- Paralysis
- Piriformis Syndrome
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Pain
- Shoulder Replacement
- Soft Tissue Injury (Burns)
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Arachnoiditis
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Fusion
- Spine Disorders
- Torn ACL
- Undifferentiated and Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Whiplash
