Skin Infections

Chronic Skin Infections and Social Security Disability Insurance

What Is Chronic Skin Infection?

Well, chronic skin infection is a long-term skin problem that, sometimes, keeps you from working and interacting socially. Skin problems are not only long-lasting, but they are able to occur again and again on the skin, under certain circumstances. Thus, you have to take care of your skin and not wait until it will be damaged (lots of useful information, concerning obligatory skincare tips you can find on helofoundation.org).

The world has gone polluted and everything we find is somewhere and somehow impure with the involvement of various harmful viruses, bacteria, and fungus. Consumption of such impure items, first and foremost, attacks the skin and causes skin problems or infections. However, not all viral skin infections are chronic, and using over-the-counter medications, and, sometimes, taking proper medical aid, can help you to get rid of less severe skin problems. On the other hand, there are some viral skin infections that cause severe skin disorders. Such disorders last for long and if stop being treated, it can reoccur again and again. Such chronic disorders, at worst, can cause social disabilities and never let you easily work and interact socially. 

Types of Chronic Disorders: 

Chronic disorders can be less or more severe, given below are the most common types of chronic disorders:

Eczema:

Eczema or atopic dermatitis is a chronic skin condition that causes dryness, itchiness, skin rashes, especially on the face, inside elbow joints, behind knee joints, and in severe cases on palms. This is a long-term skin disorder with no specific diagnostic test. The family history of the patient is studied and judged to verify the causes and symptoms of eczema in the human body.

Melanoma:

The most severe and difficult to treat skin disorder is known as melanoma. Melanoma, if not treated in time and with great care, can lead to chronic skin cancers and ulcers. If not seen clearly, they may look like moles inside moles on your skin, however, these are not moles. Because unlike moles, melanoma occurs in random shapes with edges that are also random and have no specific shape. Color could be dark black to tan brown, and it has no specific size and they keep on increasing their volume with time. 

Rosacea:

The third type of skin disorder is rosacea. This skin infection cannot be cured. However, proper treatment, regular medicine intake, and accurate care can lessen the severity and symptoms. While diagnosing, doctors go through a number of physical skin tests along with studying patient’s medical history. It causes small red lines, under the epidermis, can swell eyelids and eyelashes, puff your nose, and can cause thick irritating skin.

Acne:

Acne is the most common chronic disease, which usually occurs during puberty years, causing blisters on the face. Young people with oily skin are more prone to catch this skin disorder because this virus first attacks the oily pores of your skin. This occurs usually on the face and needs proper medical treatment and careful attention to cure. If not properly treated, it can leave small holes on the skin and can be the cause of skin cancer as well.

The Severe Skin Conditions

These were some most common and recurring skin infections that can be caused due to genetics or being in the connection to germs and bacteria along with the stuff, someone is allergic with. Along with this, there are disorders that completely keep you from interacting socially, especially attending schools, being at workplaces or in the restaurants. Such severe skin disorders are painful as well as harsh to make you work easily. Hence, for people with severe skin disorders, government health and rehab centers introduce SSDIs or Social Security Disability Insurances.

What Is SSD or SSDI?

Well, SSD stands for social security disability and the insurance offered for SSD patients. It is known as Social Security Disability Insurance, abbreviated as SSDI. The skin infections that stay longer, reoccur, and get complications from diabetes are often referred to as Social Security Disability and the person is considered exempt from working. Hence, the duration in which the skin problem lasts matters more than the tests and examination. This is because, when you have blisters, cuts, itchiness, or rashes on different parts of your skin, you cannot sit for long hours and use stuff with swollen hands. Hence, companies and officers are obliged to offer SSD insurance for such people with complicated skin disorders.

How to Confirm That You Are Eligible for SSDI?

So, if you are suffering from severe viral skin infections, you need a proper channel to get the social security disability insurance. 

Skin problems that make you eligible for social security disability insurance or SSDI are:

Disorders:

  • Cellulitis
  • Diabetic blisters
  • Fungal infections prone to occur again and again

Symptoms:

Along, with this, the person should have the following symptoms:

  • Infected mucus membrane
  • Highly infected with fungus 
  • Sore wounds prone to cause ulcers and at worst skin cancers.

Duration:

All with this, the disorder must have a duration of:

  • 90 days or three months in which infection was treated but remain unresolved.

All with this, you must make sure that these skin disorders or hospital infected skins are a big hindrance for you to work because you cannot sit, stand, walk, find, reach, pick, grasp, or move for a long time like in a full day working shift.

How to Apply for SSDI?

There are two ways involved, by using which you can call and apply for the Social Security Skin Disorder Insurance, SSDI. One is calling the toll free number 1-800-772-1213. On calling, you will find a representative from the government who will set the appointment to receive your interview. The second one is for people with hearing problems: separate helpline is offered for deaf people so they can call on TTY number 1-800-325-0778. 

Then, you need a disability starter kit, which will help you for a disability interview, to collect information regarding necessarily required documents, tell you about things you need to know regarding disability program and about the of applying and using SSDI. 

Summary

Chronic skin infections can be easily caused by bacteria, viruses or funguses. They do not disappear with treatment. Thus, those people who suffer from severe chronic infections are entitled to SSD or SSDI benefits.