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Does moderate degenerative joint disease of the knees at age 60 qualify for social security disability?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
No.: And it should not. Many no-surgical remedies and finally knee replacements. This should not diable a sixty year old since treatments exist to greatly minimize the problem.
Answered 3/28/2013
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Dx is not issue: The issue is how the problem affects the work you do. Can you work sitting at a desk and not walking and doing that most of day, then it is not disabling in ss guidlines. If you can not perform your job because of the knees and meds do not help , then it is worth applying.
Answered 3/27/2013
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