Can a person get Social Security Benefits for having high blood pressure?
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nowday;s you have to be really ill to get ssi.you have to not be able to work or fungshion  . my friend has a bad heart desease and she can;t walk 8 feet before she has to sit down... this is her 5th try
366141
If your blood pressure is over 140/90, then you have high blood pressure or hypertension ... provided that the BP measurement was taken correctly, and you were well rested when the measurements were taken.  Hypertension if uncorrected, damages your heart, kidneys, and increases the risk of stroke.  All these occurs while you're feeling ok ... that's why it's often coined as the "silent killer".\n\nYou are pre-hypertensive.  Not normal.  This subgroup is there to emphasize the importance of prevention.  That means more exercise, watch the salt in your diet, quitting or cutting down on alcohol, smoking, etc.  Lifestyle changes mostly.  The good news is that you don't need to take any medications.\n\nHope that helps.
1109918
Increased BP can put stress on you arteries, veins, and organs.  Increased BP can lead to kidney failure, heart attacks, strokes, etc.  A good way to keep your BP down is to exercise regularly and eat right.
454571
High Blood Pressure treatment\nFirst look at the reasons for having a high blood pressure. Once you identify the reasons for your elevated blood pressure, try to eliminate them.\nIn general, switching over to a healthier lifestyle can control the high blood pressure. Follow the following recommendations to keep your blood pressure at healthier levels without the need for medication:\nRemove your cause of mental tension or stress or worries. If the reason is your office, discuss the problem with your colleagues and seniors. Don't keep the problem with you. Mental tensions can often be reduced by a brisk walk, laugh loudly and relaxation or meditation. In fact, if you daily practice meditation, you can control your blood pressure for ever.\nMaintain your weight. Exercise more often. Since excess body fat is a primary risk factor in hypertension, it is important to maintain a healthy weight.\nBe physically active. Brisk walking, bicycling, raking leaves, and gardening are the best exercises.\nFollow a low fat diet. Eliminate cholesterol in your diet.\nEliminate salt from your diet. Look at the salt content of tinned foods, snacks, potato chips, French fries, diet soft drinks, sauces, etc. These are high in salt, don't eat them. Do not eat foods that contain soda, sodium, Na, monosodium glutamate, baking soda and preservatives. Read the food labels carefully. With herbs, spices, garlic and onions, you can make your food tasty without salt.\nRestrict consumption of refined sugars. Read the lables and note different names of sugars.\nA high fiber diet is recommended.\nIncrease intake of potassium, magnesium, calcium and vitamin C. Potassium rich foods include banana, orange, tangerine, beans, dried peas,potatoes, etc.\nMagnesium rich foods include almonds, cashews, pecans, rice, banana, potatoes, kidney beans, oat bran, peas, soy, wheat germ, etc.\nCalcium rich foods include low fat dairy foods, nuts, watercress, kale, broccoli, turnip greens, collard greens, mustard greens, etc.\nGarlic helps reduce blood pressure and cholesterol.
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log on to ss benefits...\n\nhttp://www.ssa.gov/
129078
He could probably qualify for SSI disability.  If this is chronic, and it sounds like it, that may be the best thing for him so he can get medicaid and afford the medication he needs.
196831
Was the spouse on Social Security? He/she may have been enitiled to Medicare benefits and you can send bills there to get paid. You may be eligible for surviving parents benefits if you have a child of deceased in your care.  Also depending on your age, you may be eligible for widow/ers benefits. Go to SSA.Gov for informtion. If you spouse was working contact the HR office at their place of work. Good Luck!
790664
Usually a person keeps the disability income (if it is Social Security) because being married does not affect whether or not you are disabled.  Other programs, such as Food Stamps, help with Medicare premiums and medication may be affected due to the increas in income in the household.  Check www.SocialSecurity.com for details.
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High blood pressure is blood pressure above what is "appropriate" for the body.  Right now, for most folks, that's taken as being 135/87 or less; for some groups, you want it 120/70.\n\nThere are many effects; the heart is damaged, both by having to adapt to the excess load caused by pumping harder and by there not being enough blood-flow on occasion to power the increased work; the kidneys are damaged by having to adapt to the higher pressures (as well as by damage directly from the pressure); strokes can happen, too.\n\nI'm running off memory, here, so I'm sure others will list things that I have forgotten...
597033
Call the social security office and ask them. Amy other answer you get here would just be opinion.
1026282
I have a son with downs and they are automatically approved for social security.  We did it just so that he is in the system if something ever happens to us.  We had a great agent and he told us this.  We did have to give them a copy of his chromosome report and prove he had downs.  So he is approved but our household makes too much money for him to receive anything.  So if I am out of work or something he will get it.
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Some people are symptomatic with high blood pressure.  They will experience chest pain, headaches, vision changes, neurological defects (such as numbness, tingling, weakness).  If you have any of those symptoms you need to see a doctor.  You can always go to your local drug store where they have free blood pressure machines set up.  Also if you have associated risk factors you may want to get checked up.  These include diabetes, previous/current heart disease, smoking, high cholesterol, type A personality.
934566
It depends on the severity of the condition, not necessarily the condition itself. Some people with Hepatitis C have little to no symptoms and are able to work. Others are completely debilitated and disabled. SSI and SSD will not cover drug or alcohol addiction, but any mental or physical condition that results in the person being disabled, and therefore unable to work, is covered. Some people may even receive SSI or SSD when the treatment for their given condition leads to them being disabled and unable to work, if the condition itself doesn't.\n\nI know someone suffering from Hepatitis C and unable to work that applied for SSI and SSD but was denied. She said that people afflicted with Hepatitis are usually denied their first time and have to reapply. \n\nThe Social Security Administration will be better able to answer this question for you.
226912
No. There is no connection between high blood pressure and changes in body temperature. If you experience changes in body temperature, perhaps you have an infection that has nothing to do with your blood pressure.
967282
The latest findings suggest that normal blood pressure for anyone should be less than 140/90.  Any blood pressure that stays higher than that for a prolonged period can cause problems that can lead to heart disease and stroke.  Many people have fluctuations in their B/P that cause it to be higher or lower at times depending on activites, but a consistantly high B/P should be treated medically before problems arise.
487198
Go on the social security website and you will get some of your answers.
304548
Yes you can. Go to this site for the info. \nhttp://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.html