Social Security Disability and Hematological (Blood) Disorders

Our blood circulates throughout our body transporting nutrients, gases, hormones and waste.  It also houses our body’s army of cells which fight infection and platelets which stop blood loss thru clotting. 

Blood loss, due to any chronic condition, requiring frequent transfusions (once every 2 months) can be disabling. 

Also, diseases such as sickle cell (an inherited deformity of the red blood cells) and aplastic anemia (failure of the bone marrow to produce blood cells) may also be found disabling. 

A diagnosis alone, however will not establish disability.  Sickle cell must cause frequent (3 times in 5 mths) painful crises, extended hospitalizations (3 times a year) or severe anemia. 

Aplastic anemia must be severe enough to require a bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant.

Conditions covered under the Listing of Impairments include:

  • chronic thrombocytopenia
  • myelofibrosis
  • hereditary telangiectasia
  • coagulation defects
  • polycythemia vera
  • aplastic anemias with
           bone marrow or
           stem cell transplantation.


Hematological Disorders & disability
The Law offices of Suzanne Villalon-Hinojosa are located in Schertz, San Antonio and Edinburg Texas, serving all disabled Texans.
Blood transfusions may also be used to treat a severe anemia or thrombocytopenia caused by a blood disease. People suffering from hemophilia or sickle-cell disease may require frequent blood transfusions.
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Helpful Questions:

  • Have you had lab work and how often?


  • Have you had transfusions?

  • Do you take iron supplements for anemia? 

  • If so, why hasn’t that improved your condition?