| Before undergoing knee replacement surgery you | | | | how much mobility you have (or have lost) due to |
| should check with a good disability lawyer about | | | | arthritis. |
| Social Security and disability benefits. Social Security | | | | If you have already undergone knee joint |
| benefits are handled by State authorities, and not all | | | | replacement arthritis surgery and the knee |
| States automatically treat knee replacement arthritis | | | | replacement pain is excessive or unbearable, to the |
| as a disability. You should be able to get benefits, at | | | | point after six months you are still not mobile enough |
| least for the duration of recovery from knee | | | | to walk without assistance, you can apply to the |
| replacement pain, and potentially after. You will want | | | | Social Security Administration to be classified as |
| to learn in advance what the application process is | | | | disabled. If you have been denied benefits, again, |
| and what you need to do to get a disability award | | | | speak with a good disability lawyer. A skilled disability |
| before you have the knee replaced. | | | | lawyer will understand what you're going through and |
| It is possible you could qualify for Social Security | | | | the processes that will get you the benefits you |
| assistance to help with the cost of knee joint | | | | deserve. They can guide you through the process, |
| replacement surgery. A panel for the National | | | | often filing papers on your behalf. Should you need to |
| Institutes of Health reported the cost of total knee | | | | reapply they can do that too. Claims by people with |
| joint replacement pain surgery could often be less | | | | attorneys are granted more often than those who |
| than paying Social Security benefits over the | | | | file without the help of an attorney. |
| remaining years of expected life. They went on to | | | | Disability is not an advantage, but if you are disabled |
| say mobility and quality of life could be improved for | | | | due to knee joint replacement arthritis or a lack of |
| 90% of the patients. If you have knee arthritis, even | | | | mobility, you have a right to disability benefits. These |
| if you haven't undergone surgery, you could still | | | | benefits are designed to help make your life easier |
| qualify for Social Security benefits. You may even | | | | when faced with immobility from knee replacement |
| qualify for knee replacement arthritis surgery. Speak | | | | pain. Don't let the pain and immobility of your knees |
| to a disability lawyer about the range of motion | | | | keep you from getting what you rightly deserve. |
| required to qualify and then have your doctor certify | | | | |