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Heart Disease Disability Lawyer

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1. Our Canton Heart Disease Disability Attorneys Can Reduce Stress During a Difficult Time
2. Who Qualifies for SSD Benefits With Heart Disease?
3. Understanding the Disability Claims Process
4. Let Berger and Green Guide You Through Your Disability Claim

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C. William Kenny

December 12, 2025

Board certified by National Board of Trial Advocacy

Living with serious heart disease can make it impossible to keep working, support your family, or focus on your health. When your condition makes it hard to earn a living, a Canton, Ohio heart disease disability lawyer can help you seek the Social Security Disability benefits that may provide much-needed financial stability. Berger and Green understands what you’re going through and what it takes to move a claim forward.

For more than 40 years, our Canton Social Security Disability lawyers have helped people facing life-changing medical conditions seek the financial support they need. If you’re preparing to apply for benefits or were denied and need to appeal, our team is ready to guide you through the process with compassion and experience. Contact us today for a free case evaluation.

Our Canton Heart Disease Disability Attorneys Can Reduce Stress During a Difficult Time

Applying for disability while living with heart disease can feel overwhelming. When your symptoms make daily tasks difficult, the thought of completing paperwork or managing deadlines can be too much. Working with Berger and Green means having a team that understands what you’re facing and is ready to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

If we take your case, we can prepare and file your disability application. If you’ve already been denied, our attorneys can take the next steps in your appeal and continue advocating for you as your claim progresses. No matter where you are in the disability process, our team is ready to stand with you and keep your claim moving forward.

Experience That Makes a Difference

For more than 40 years, people have relied on our firm during some of the hardest moments of their lives. Clients appreciate our willingness to meet them where they are—sometimes through home or hospital visits—and the steady, patient support we offer at every stage. With thousands of disability claims behind us, we understand how to handle complex medical issues and keep pushing forward even when challenges arise.

We’ve helped many individuals with serious heart conditions secure the benefits they need. In one case, we represented a man whose chronic heart failure and other conditions left him unable to continue the physical work he had done for decades.

By demonstrating how his symptoms prevented him from maintaining steady, dependable employment, we secured a favorable decision that brought him the financial stability he had been hoping for. His experience is just one example of how skilled advocacy can make a meaningful difference.

Who Qualifies for SSD Benefits With Heart Disease?

Heart disease can make it difficult to keep up with the physical and mental demands of a full-time job. You may qualify for disability benefits if your heart condition is expected to keep you from working for at least a year and your symptoms make it hard to maintain employment. The SSA may also approve benefits if your condition is considered terminal.

• For Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), most adults need around 20 work credits—about five years of work—to qualify, though younger workers may need fewer and older workers may need more.
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) does not require work credits, but it does have income and resource limits.

No matter which program you apply for, the SSA focuses on how your condition affects your ability to maintain reliable employment.

How Heart Conditions Can Meet SSA Disability Standards

Heart disease takes many forms, and each can affect your ability to work in different ways. To determine whether a heart condition qualifies, the SSA looks to its cardiovascular impairment listings. Under these guidelines, some of the conditions that could qualify for SSDI or SSI benefits include:

• Congestive heart failure
• Arrhythmias
• Coronary artery disease
• Cardiomyopathy
• Complications from heart surgery or ongoing cardiac treatment

Still, the name of the condition isn’t the deciding factor. What matters most is how your symptoms—such as shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue, or limited stamina—interfere with your ability to perform work activities safely and consistently.

Understanding whether a heart condition meets the SSA’s standards isn’t always straightforward. Our team can help you make sense of the requirements and what they mean for your specific situation.

Understanding the Disability Claims Process

Heart disease can take a serious toll on your energy, focus, and daily routine. Navigating the Social Security Disability system shouldn’t add to your stress. Claims can move through these stages:

• Initial Application: You file your disability claim and provide information about your medical condition, treatment, and work history. If you have not already done so, our team can apply for you.
• Reconsideration: If the SSA issues a denial, this stage allows you to request a second review by a different examiner.
• Hearing Before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ): If you disagree with the reconsideration decision, you can request a hearing with a Judge. These hearings may take place by phone, video, or in person, and they allow you to explain how your heart disease limits your ability to work.
• Review of the ALJ Decision: If you still disagree with the outcome, you can ask the Appeals Council to review the judge’s decision.
• Federal Court: After all SSA appeal levels are exhausted, you may file a lawsuit in Federal Court.

Even when you have strong medical evidence, disability claims are often denied along the way. A Canton heart disease disability lawyer from Berger and Green can help you keep moving forward so you can focus on your health while we handle the legal steps.

Evidence You May Need for a Heart Disease Disability Claim

When you apply for disability benefits, the Social Security Administration looks for information that shows how your heart disease affects your day-to-day life and your ability to work. Documentation the SSA may require includes:

• Medical records from your cardiologist, primary care provider, or any specialist involved in your treatment
• Test results such as EKGs, echocardiograms, stress tests, or imaging that help show how your heart is functioning
• Hospital or emergency care reports if you’ve needed urgent treatment for heart-related symptoms
• Medication lists showing the treatments you’ve been prescribed and how you’ve responded to them
• Notes about your symptoms and information about how your condition affects your routine

If you’re unsure about what information matters most, don’t worry. A Canton heart disease disability lawyer from Berger and Green can walk you through what the SSA typically reviews and help you feel more prepared for the steps ahead.

Let Berger and Green Guide You Through Your Disability Claim

If heart disease is keeping you from working, you don’t have to manage the Social Security Disability process alone. A Canton heart disease disability lawyer from Berger and Green can help you apply for benefits or appeal a denial, giving you the support you need to focus on your health. Contact us today for a free case evaluation. We know you’re hurting. We can help.