Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular Conditions
Heart and circulatory conditions can make it impossible to sustain a full workday, even when you feel able to do short tasks at home. Social Security looks closely at how your condition limits exertion over time, not just at a single test result. The goal is to show, with medical evidence, that you cannot keep up the pace and stamina an ordinary job requires.
How Social Security evaluates these claims
Social Security reviews heart and circulatory claims under its cardiovascular listings, which cover conditions such as chronic heart failure, ischemic heart disease, and recurrent arrhythmias. These listings rely heavily on objective testing. As with every claim, if you do not meet a listing precisely, Social Security can still find you disabled based on your overall residual functional capacity.
Limitations that matter
- Shortness of breath or chest pain with mild activity
- Fatigue that builds through the day and requires rest breaks
- Limited ability to walk, climb stairs, or carry objects
- Restrictions on exertion ordered by your cardiologist
Evidence that helps
- Exercise or stress test results, echocardiograms, and imaging
- Records of hospitalizations and ongoing cardiac treatment
- Notes on activity restrictions from your treating cardiologist
- A medical source statement describing your work-related limits
Every case turns on its own facts and its own medical record. If you are living with a cardiovascular conditions and it has kept you from working, we can review your situation at no cost. Request a free consultation or learn more about how Social Security decides claims.
Talk with Dan about your claim
Every consultation is free, and there is no obligation. You pay no attorney fee unless your claim is won. Most of what we need can be handled over the phone.