If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a sarcoma cancer, it is likely the cancer has progressed to a critical point. Especially for those undergoing treatment, keeping a full-time job is almost impossible. Maintaining your finances from hospital bills and other support services becomes increasingly unbearable. However, if you have one of the following types of sarcoma you may qualify for Social Security Disability benefits to help make your life with sarcoma more comfortable:
Soft Tissue Sarcoma
You may qualify for this listing under the Disability Evaluation Under Social Security listing if you have been diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma and can prove one or more of the following:
- There are regional metastases
- There are distant metastases
- The cancer is persistent or recurrent following initial antineoplastic therapy
Skeletal System Sarcoma
With this form of sarcoma, you must prove you have been diagnosed with skeletal system sarcoma and one or more of the following:
- The cancer is inoperable
- The tumor is recurrent (except for local recurrence) after initial antineoplastic therapy
- There have been distant metastases
Sarcoma of the Female Genital Tract
You must be diagnosed with sarcoma of the female genital tract and prove one or more of the following:
- The cancer is in your uterus and has invaded adjoining organs with metastases to or beyond the regional lymph nodes and that the cancer is persistent or recurrent following initial antineoplastic therapy
- The cancer has developed in your uterine cervix and extends to the pelvic wall, lower portion of the vagina, or adjacent or distant organs and is persistent or recurrent following initial antineoplastic therapy
- The cancer has developed in the vulva or vagina and has invaded adjoining organs with metastases to or beyond the regional lymph nodes and that the cancer is persistent or recurrent following initial antineoplastic therapy
- The cancer has developed in the fallopian tubes and extends to the serosa or beyond and is persistent or recurrent following initial antineoplastic therapy
- The cancer has developed in the ovaries and extends beyond the pelvis and has metastasized to or beyond the regional lymph nodes and is recurrent following initial antineoplastic therapy.
Sarcoma Cancer Social Security Disability Lawyer
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with one of these sarcoma cancers, we understand that this is a very difficult time so your comfort and well-being is a top priority. For the Social Security benefits you deserve, contact The Law Offices of Kenneth Miller & Associates.
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Courtesy Of: Sarcoma.com
