Can Burn Injuries Qualify Me for Delaware Disability Benefits?
When people think of Delaware disability benefits, not everyone thinks of burn injuries because the general perception is that burn injuries heal with time, can be treated, and fixed with advanced plastic surgery. However, not everyone can afford multiple sessions of plastic surgery and some people are left with surgical amputations caused by severe burn injuries that can impair their ability to work. People with severe burn injuries may struggle physically and psychologically at work. Consider seeking disability benefits with the help of a Delaware Disability Attorney if this happened to you.
DISABILITIES CAUSED BY DELAWARE BURN INJURIES
Disfigurement and mental distress are often the first two things that come to mind when hearing about burn injury disabilities. These are not the only struggles people with burn injuries face. Many people with moderate to severe burn injuries also have to cope 
with other impairments like:
- Chronic pain
- Impotence
- Loss of a limb or fingers
- Vision loss
- Hearing loss
- Long-term psychological distress
- Difficulty walking
- Insomnia
Many burn injury survivors struggle with emotional and psychological distress that makes returning to work or school feel daunting. Some may have to deal with other trepidations on top of the mental distress like newfound physical limitations. Common psychological symptoms burn survivors have to deal with are:
- Anxiety disorders
- Depression
Mental disorders like these can impair concentration, communication, memory retention, and other mental skills that are essential in many jobs. This can be enough alone to prevent someone from performing at their job each day. Part of seeking disability benefits for your burn injuries involves proving this. You can also look into mental disorder disability benefits for anxiety or depression.
DO I QUALIFY FOR DELAWARE BURN INJURY DISABILITY BENEFITS?
Proving the mental and physical disabilities caused by your burn injuries means looking for medical documents to support your disability claim.Burn disability medical evidence is exactly what the Social Security Administration (SSA) is looking for and can greatly improve your claim. The SSA will want medical evidence like:
- Doctor assessment of your burns
- List of impairments caused by your burns by medical staff
- Treatments you have done and the results
- Surgical records and whether restoration was successful
Burn injury disability claims are complicated by the fact that there are two different burn listings in the SSA Blue Book of qualifying disabilities, surgical and non-surgical burns. When your burn injuries did not require surgery, you will need to prove how your burns limit your ability to work through severe skin lesions or an impaired bodily function. The impairments caused by either of these must be expected to last at least one year.
DISABILITY LAWYER IN DELAWARE
Severe burn injuries can result in a lot of mental and physical pain and suffering. Do not hesitate to ask a Delaware ERISA Lawyer for guidance if you are having trouble with your disability benefits application. You can call Edelstein Martin & Nelson at (302) 295-5050 for a free consultation today. Our experienced Delaware disability attorneys are all located in Wilmington, Delaware and will work with you to defend your burn injury disability claim.