Berger and Green recently secured disability benefits for a registered nurse in her 50s. Being under the age of 60 and applying for disability benefits can be difficult. The Social Security Administration will argue that the claimant can do some other type of work. Our claimant had been a nurse for the past 20 years. She was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease of her lumbar spine and with osteoarthritis in both her right shoulder and right knee.

These diagnoses cause her to experience chronic pain and limited mobility which affects the performance of her job. We were able to prove to the Judge that based on her conditions, she could no longer perform her job as a registered nurse and that she would be limited to a sedentary job. The vocational expert testified that there were no transferable skills as a registered nurse that would transfer to another sedentary position in the current economy. Our client won her case and will begin receiving the disability benefits she deserves.