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Can I ssi for osteoarthritis in both knees?
I had said to both X-rays of the knees and the DR, I have getanArthrose in both knees. I am 32 years old. And wonder if I could SSI.Ich have a job for two years sitting at a computer and thats when I realized the pain in my knee. So no, I do not think I could get sit down job. I try not to tax cost dollars, its use difficult for me to go, not to mention go to work!
Many people are on SSI for advanced knee OA. However, the approval process if very lengthy and you have to prove that you are completely unemployable even with job retraining. You have to be limited enough that you would have great difficulty making it in and out of a building from a handicapped entrace, or are unable to sit for long periods of time (as well as unable to stand), and that reasonable accomodations are not beneficial
. Especially considering your age, this will be a very difficulty case to prove and you have to be significantly impaired to do so.
What can be frustrating for many is that most surgeons will not do a knee replacement on someone so young, yet proving disability will also be a signficant challenge. So many in that “inbetween stage” wind up on public aid…and again, most surgeons are unwilling to do surgery on patients on public aid, so then it takes years to prove disability and then two more years to be approved for medicare…by this time you may be approrpiate for a knee replacement, and they you may become totally employable again. It’s such a viscious cycle…try not to get caught up in it.