This time, she took the matter to federal court, outlining the specific Listing that she believed covered her seizures. According to the Listing, someone qualifies for benefits if they still have more than one seizure a month after undergoing at least three months of treatment and that those seizures cause “residuals” that make it more difficult for them to handle activities of daily living. That’s exactly what the claimant was going through, and the Appeals Council agreed and awarded her benefits.
Carefully Maintained Records Won the Case
What that brief description above doesn’t tell you is that the woman in question was able to win her case because she made sure to keep careful records of her seizures. How did she do this? By utilizing a seizure diary where she wrote down every seizure that occurred.
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Of course, that was only the first step. Based on very shrewd advice from her Social Security Disability attorney, the claimant also made sure to submit the diary to Social Security and bring it to her medical appointments and show it to her doctor. Doing that made sure that the information it contained was included in the medical records, and it helped to prove that her seizures met the requirements outlined in the Listing.
In fact, the Appeals Council’s decision even references information from the diary when explaining how they reached their verdict. The point is that you should always try to keep detailed records in regards to your disability, because you never know when they will come in handy for your Social Security Disability appeal.
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