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Born w/a collapsed lung took docs 3 days to catch. could this be the cause of medical issues? 38 yrs later, any recourse? unable to work fully
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Doubt it: Once treated and resolved there is no expected long term health consequences. Since you didn't describe your impairment s we can't address them individually, but the whole idea is unlikely .
Answered 11/28/2017
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