significant limitations in carrying out major life activities, including working and carrying out manual tasks.
With UC, the following can make you eligible for disability benefits:
Narrowing or obstruction of the passageway in the small or large intestine resulting in the following:
- Hospitalization for surgery or decompression
- Occurrence twice within six months (minimally) with at least 60 days between each occurrence
- Prescription treatment with two of the following within a six-month period
- Anemia
- Disease affecting the area between the anus and genitals
- Minimum of 10% involuntary weight loss from baseline weight
- Needed daily supplemental nutrition through a gastronomy or central venous catheter
- Serum albumin
- Tender abdominal mass
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There are various disability benefits for you to consider, including Medicaid or Medicare, parking permits, and tax credits.
Government disability benefits, such as Social Security Income program or the Social Security Disability Insurance program, are options if you meet social security requirements upon having a disability evaluation and applying for social security.
Long-term disability insurance through your employer may be an option if UC is causing you to miss work and not work for an extended period.
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) may be another option that offers protection and unpaid leave from work.
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To receive these disability benefits, proof will be required and may vary depending on the type of disability benefit that you consider. Examples of proof may be medical documents (such as imaging or findings from a biopsy, endoscopy, or operation).
