lunes, 2 de enero de 2017

CHILDREN WITH LYMPHEDEMA IN THE USA – FAST TRACK APPROVAL IN SOCIAL SECURITY NATIONAL LEGISLATION ON DISABILITY RECOGNITION FOR CONGENITAL LYMPHEDEMA (PRIMARY LYMPHEDEMA)

The Compassionate Allowances program provides benefits to applicants whose medical conditions qualify for disability under the Social Security impairment listing
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This program allows Social Security to quickly target disabled applicants and grants them benefits soon after applying.

Having a disability disease that is on the Compassionate Allowance list (CAL) is enough to qualify and put your application for benefits on the fast track for approval.

Applicants need to support their claims with medical records to prove their diagnosis.

Conditions designated with Compassionate Allowance, are approve by the Social Security for disability benefits based on a relatively small amount of objective medical data.

Positive award decisions can be received in as little as 10 days since the application.

Compassionate Allowances allow disability determination to be made more quickly. Beneficiaries have then to wait a few months after to begin receiving benefits, and up to 24 months after for Medicare benefits to begin.


  
For USA Social Security information please visit the following pages: 

Social Security. List of Conditions that qualify for Compassionate Allowances. 
Primary Lymphedema:

Social Security. Information on Congenital Lymphedema (Primary Lymphedema):

Social Security. Information on Compassionate Allowance:



IMPORTANT NOTICE 

Lymphedema is a serious chronic and progressive disease due to an organic disability. The clinical treatment of lymphedema is neither a cosmetic nor an aesthetic treatment. The treatment of lymphedema is to control its progression and alleviate the symptoms related to dysfunction of the lymphatic circulatory system. To prevent and avoid serious complications associated with treatment, such as the possible displacement of edema to previously unaffected areas when compression therapy is applied for volume reduction, patients should use highly specialized and experienced therapists. 

Professional qualification and instruction delivered remotely online are not the same as live hands-on practical instruction in the clinical training and certification of lymphedema therapists, similar to all other rehabilitation, medical, and surgical training programs, and especially for developing the necessary manual skills to treat a disease as complex as lymphedema. 

Patients should also take special care when choosing a "Multidisciplinary Center of Reference for Lymphedema", as not all countries and centers provide the same treatment options. The best choice is a center of reference that provides “Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT)”, which is recognized as the “Gold Standard” treatment for lymphedema.

  • Read more about what is the best treatment option for Lymphedema HERE.
  • Read about what are the principal functions of Manual Lymphatic Drainage HERE.
  • Read about what are the main differences between the two principal lymphedema treatment protocols HERE. 
  • Read about what are the strategies for the implementation of low-cost treatment options for Lymphedema HERE.

REFERENCES

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SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

CUTANEOUS COMPLICATIONS
INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS
CELLULITIS / DERMATOLYMPHANGIOADENITIS
TUMOURS

TREATMENT

COMPRESSION GARMENTS

DISABILITY

DISFIGUREMENT

PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT

PEDIATRIC LYMPHEDEMA

LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS / PODOCONIOSIS



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