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Factor V Leiden Thrombophilia and Receiving Disability

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Factor V Leiden thrombophilia is an inherited genetic blood clotting disease. Factor V Leiden thrombophilia means that you will have an increased tendency to develop abnormal blood clots (thrombophilia). If abnormal blood clots do occur, they will form mainly in your veins.

In many instances, if you have factor V Leiden thrombophilia, you will never have abnormal blood clots take place. However, in other cases, you may see abnormal blood clots form that may bring about long-term, chronic health problems or become life-threatening. Are you one of those who is having chronic health problems because of factor V Leiden thrombophilia? If this is true, you may be able to get social security disability benefits like SSDI or SSI. The only way to know for sure is by contacting one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com will explore the options that are available to you for receiving disability benefits.

Factor V Leiden thrombophilia gets its name from the city of Leiden in the Netherlands. The disease was first identified in Leiden by Professor R. Bertina et al in 1994.

It is unfortunate that factor V Leiden thrombophilia is a common inherited genetic disease. Somewhere around 5% of all Caucasians in North America are afflicted with this disease. Factor V Leiden thrombophilia is not as prevalent in Asians, Hispanics and Blacks.

As stated above, factor V Leiden thrombophilia is an inherited genetic disease. This disorder is the result of inheriting a mutated (defective) copy of the factor V gene. You will only have a slightly higher tendency to form abnormal blood clots if you inherit one copy of the defective gene (heterozygous) from one of your parents. Your tendency to develop abnormal blood cots will be significantly higher if you inherit a faulty gene (homozygous) from each of your parents.

There are other risk factors that may increase your likelihood of having factor V Leiden thrombophilia, besides inheriting the defective factor V gene. The primary ones are being Caucasian and of European descent.

It may be that you will never experience any signs or symptoms at all with factor V Leiden thrombophilia. However, if signs and symptoms do occur, they will probably be determined by whether your blood clot moves, where the blood clot travels in your body and where your blood clot forms.

Some of the signs and symptoms of a blood clot that develops close to the surface of your skin include:

  • Warmth
  • Redness
  • Tenderness or pain that you will usually feel in or around the vein where your blood clot has developed.

Some of the signs and symptoms of a blood clot that forms in a deep vein are:

  • Swelling that is prominent
  • Pain
  • Redness
  • Warmth.

Some of the signs and symptoms of a blood clot that moves to your lungs include:

  • Chest pain that takes place when you are breathing in
  • Shortness of breath that develops suddenly
  • A rapid heartbeat (tachycardia)
  • A cough that results in bloody or blood-streaked sputum.

 

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Primary Thrombocythemia and Getting Disability

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Primary thrombocythemia is a disease that is characterized by your body making too many blood platelets (thrombocytes). Primary thrombocythemia is one of a group of diseases of your blood and bone marrow that are known as myeloproliferative neoplasms.

If you are having signs and symptoms that are an indication of primary thrombocythemia, you may be eligible for social security disability benefits like SSI or SSDI. A good thing to do is to go to one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com who can help you look into the options that are available to you in regard to claiming disability benefits.

Myeloproliferative neoplasms are diseases that are evidenced by your body making an  excessive amount of cells. This group of diseases is related to and can turn into more serious disorders, such as acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome.

In order for your blood to clot like it ought to, you must have blood platelets. However, primary thrombocythemia is marked by blood clots (thrombus) that may take place at any point in your body. The places where these blood clots form most of the time are your hands, feet and brain.

Primary thrombocythemia, which is also referred to as essential thrombocythemia, is a disease that affects somewhere around 2 or 3 out of every 100,000 people every year in the United States.

Middle aged to elderly people are the ones who are most often affected by primary thrombocythemia, although it may affect children and young adults as well. The average age at which this disease is diagnosed is in people who are between the ages of 50 and 60.

The exact cause of primary thrombocythemia has not been determined at the present time. Around 50% of the people who are afflicted with this disease have a mutation of the Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) gene. There are other gene defects that have also been connected with primary thrombocythemia.

When the disease comes about because of an underlying disorder, it is known as secondary or reactive thrombocythemia. Secondary thrombocythemia may be caused by several different things.

You may not have any signs or symptoms at all with primary thrombocythemia. On the other hand, there are several different signs and symptoms that you may experience, which may be an indication of this disease. Some of these are:

  • Bleeding that comes from your gums
  • Lymph nodes that become enlarged
  • Weakness
  • Headache
  • Burning, redness and throbbing pain that occurs in your hands and feet (erythromelalgia)
  • Nosebleeds (epistaxis)
  • Ulcers that develop on your fingers or toes
  • Temporary changes that take place in your vision
  • A tendency to bruise easily
  • Fainting
  • Prolonged bleeding after you have had a surgical procedure or a tooth extraction
  • Numbness, redness or tingling that occurs in your hands and feet
  • Bleeding that takes place from your urinary tract, skin, gastrointestinal tract or respiratory system
  • Stools that are bloody
  • A mildly enlarged spleen
  • Dizziness or lightheadedness
  • Chest pain
  • An increased number of blood clots in your veins and arteries.
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Reactive Thrombocytosis and Disability Benefits

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Reactive thrombocytosis is a disease that is marked by your body making too many blood platelets (thrombocytes). Reactive thrombocytosis is related to a group of diseases that are referred to as myeloproliferative neoplasms. Your blood and bone marrow are affected by these diseases.

Myeloproliferative neoplasms are characterized by too many cells being made by your body. Myeloproliferative neoplasms are connected to and may develop into more serious conditions, such as myelodysplastic syndrome or acute myeloid leukemia.

In order for your blood to clot the way that it ought to, thrombocytes (blood platelets) are required. However, blood clots start to form at any point in your body when you have reactive thrombocytosis. Your hands, feet and brain are the areas where these blood clots occur most of the time.

Reactive thrombocytosis is not a disorder that takes place by itself. It is a secondary disease. If you are afflicted with an underlying ailment that has resulted in reactive thrombocytosis, the underlying ailment and/or reactive thrombocytosis may have caused your disability and may entitle you to receive social security disability benefits like SSI or SSDI. You will be making the right decision if you contact one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com to find out about your opportunity to get these disability benefits. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com know the requirements for getting a claim approved for disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. Do not wait. Contact socialsecurityhome.com, at your earliest convenience.

Reactive thrombocytosis develops secondarily to some other disorder or problem that you have. There are several things that may result in reactive thrombocytosis. Some of these include:

Ÿ  A surgical procedure

Ÿ  Acute hemorrhage or an infection

Ÿ  Anemia

Ÿ  The thinning of your bone tissue and loss of bone density (osteoporosis)

Ÿ  Medication

Ÿ  Stress

Ÿ  A deficiency of iron

Ÿ  Exercise

Ÿ  Some kinds of cancer

Ÿ  Polycythemia vera (a disease that affects other red blood cells, in addition to platelets)

Ÿ  Medications

Ÿ  Arthritis and other chronic inflammation

Ÿ  A splenectomy (surgical removal of your spleen).

There may not be any signs or symptoms at all with reactive thrombocytosis. However, there are several signs and symptoms that you may experience. Some of these are:

Ÿ  An increase in the number of blood clots in your veins and arteries

Ÿ  Stools that are bloody

Ÿ  Bleeding that comes from your gums

Ÿ  Fainting

Ÿ  Weakness

Ÿ  Headache

Ÿ  Bleeding that occurs from your gastrointestinal tract, respiratory system, skin or urinary tract

Ÿ  Dizziness or lightheadedness

Ÿ  Your spleen becoming mildly enlarged

Ÿ  Erythromelalgia (redness, burning and throbbing pain that develops in your hands and feet)

Ÿ  Chest pain

Ÿ  Epistaxis (nosebleeds)

Ÿ  Ulcers that form on your fingers and toes

Ÿ  Temporary changes that occur in your vision

Ÿ  Lymph nodes that become enlarged

Ÿ  Redness, tingling or numbness that develops in your hands and feet

Ÿ  Prolonged bleeding that takes place after you have had a surgical procedure or a tooth extraction

Ÿ  A tendency to bruise easily.

Most of the time, when the underlying problem that has caused your reactive thrombocytosis has been treated, this disorder will probably be resolved.

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Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, July 15th, 2011
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Antiphospholipid syndrome is an ailment that is evidenced by blood coagulation. This results in thrombosis (blood clots) in both your veins and arteries. Pregnancy-related complications can also develop, such as preterm delivery, severe preeclampsia or miscarriage.

Antiphospholipid syndrome results from the autoimmune production of antibodies against phospholipid (aPL). This is a cell membrane substance. In particular, the syndrome is evidenced by antibodies that are formed against cardiolipin (anti-cardiolipin antibodies) and β2 glycoprotein I.

Primary antiphospholipid syndrome is the term that is used when this syndrome occurs in the absence of any other related disease. It is known as secondary antiphospholipid syndrome when it develops in conjunction with other autoimmune diseases like lupus. In rare cases, antiphospholipid syndrome causes rapid organ failure that is due to generalized blood clots. In these cases, there is a high risk of death. This is referred to as “catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome”.

Estimates are that 1 to 5% of the general population has antiphospholipid syndrome. This syndrome is a major concern for women as 75 to 90% of those with this syndrome are women. Antiphospholipid syndrome is responsible for 10 to 25% of recurrent miscarriages. This syndrome causes one third of all strokes that occur in people under the age of 50. Antiphospholipid syndrome causes 15 to 20% of all cases of blood clots in large veins (deep vein thrombosis).

The cause of primary antiphospholipid syndrome is unknown. However, there are some factors that are associated with developing antiphospholipid antibodies. These include:

 

  • Certain medications
  • Genetic predispositions
  • Infections.

 

Lupus or some other autoimmune disorder is believed to be the cause of secondary antiphospholipid syndrome. An autoimmune disorder is one in which your immune system attacks your own body tissues and cells for some unknown reason.

The signs and symptoms that you experience with antiphospholipid syndrome are determined by where blood clots form in your body or where they travel to. Signs and symptoms are:

  • Stroke
  • Blood clots that travel to your lungs (pulmonary embolism)
  • Blood clots in your legs (deep vein thrombosis)
  • Recurring miscarriages or stillbirths and other complications of pregnancy.

Less common signs and symptoms include:

 

  • Mental health problems like depression or psychosis
  • Sudden hearing loss
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Rash
  • Bleeding
  • Chorea (movement disorder)
  • Neurological symptoms like seizures, dementia and headaches
  • Cognitive problems like poor memory.
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A Stroke and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
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Your brain is the center of your nervous system. Your brain monitors and regulates your body’s actions and reactions. It continuously receives sensory information. Your brain rapidly analyzes this data and then responds by controlling your bodily actions and functions.

In order for your brain to function like it should, it requires a constant supply of blood from which it receives the glucose and oxygen that it needs. A stroke is when the supply of blood to a part of your brain is interrupted or severely reduced.

A stroke is also referred to in other ways. It is also referred to as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), brain attack, cerebrovascular disease, cerebral hemorrhage, ischemic stroke, stroke- ischemic and CVA.

There are two main types of stroke. They are ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke.

Ischemic stroke is the most common, accounting for about 80 to 90% of all strokes. Hemorrhagic stroke accounts for the other 10 to 20% of strokes.

There are two common types of ischemic stroke. They are thrombotic stroke and embolic stroke.

There are also two types of hemorrhagic stroke. They are intracerebral hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage.

A TIA (transient ischemic attack) is sometimes referred to as a ministroke. It is a brief episode in which you experience signs and symptoms that are similar to what you would have in a full-blown stroke. It should be thought of as a warning that you may be in danger of having a major stroke.

Somewhere around 600,000 strokes occur in the United States each year. Around 150,000 of these strokes are fatal, making stroke the third leading cause of death in the United States and the number one cause of disability.

The incidence of stroke is the same for men and women. However, women are more likely to die from stroke than men. Ischemic stroke occurs more often in people over the age of 65, while hemorrhagic stroke occurs more frequently in people of a younger age.

There are some signs and symptoms that may be an indication of a stroke. These include:

  • Having difficulty seeing with one or both of your eyes
  • A sudden, severe headache
  • Difficulty walking
  • Numbness or paralysis on one side of your face or body
  • Problems with talking or understanding.

You or a loved one may have had a stroke. A stroke and/or complications resulting from it may have resulted in you or your loved one’s disability and need for financial help.

You or your loved one may be thinking about applying for the financial assistance that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by a stroke and/or complications resulting from it. You or your loved one may have already applied and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one considers reapplying or appealing the denial, think carefully about this fact. The simple truth is that people who have a disability lawyer fighting for them like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability attorney.

Please do not hesitate. Contact the disability lawyer at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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A Blood Clot and Receiving Social Security Disability

Sunday, April 17th, 2011
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Blood is the vital liquid that flows inside of your blood vessels. Blood is constantly flowing as your heart pumps it through your arteries to all of the cells and organs in your body. Blood returns to your heart through your veins. This is done by the contraction of your muscles. When your muscles contract, they squeeze your veins and enable blood to be propelled back to your heart.

Your blood is composed of red blood cells that contain hemoglobin. Your red blood cells carry oxygen to your cells and remove carbon dioxide. Blood is also made-up of white blood cells that fight infection, platelets that are irregularly-shaped, colorless bodies that help with the clotting of your blood and blood plasma that contains chemicals, protein and fluid that are vital to your bodily functions.

The clotting of your blood is an important process that helps your body repair blood vessels that are injured. When the lining of your blood vessels is damaged, platelets are moved to the injured area where they form an initial plug. Then they release chemicals which start the clotting cascade by activating a series of clotting factors.

The medical term for a blood clot is a thrombus. When a blood clot is needed for repair there are small consequences. However, there are occasions when a blood clot is formed when you do not need it. When this happens, the consequences may be serious and even life-threatening.

The signs and symptoms produced by a blood clot will depend on where it forms in your body. Some of the possible indications are:

  • Pain
  • Chest pain
  • Shortness of breath
  • Discoloration or redness
  • Warmth
  • Swelling
  • Bloody bowel movements
  • Abdominal pain
  • Paralysis
  • Severe headaches
  • Loss of balance and coordination
  • Confusion.

You or a loved one may have a blood clot. A blood clot and/or complications that have resulted from or the underlying condition that caused the blood clot may have led to you or your loved one’s disability and not being able to work.

You may need assistance if this is true. You may need financial help.

You or your loved one may intend to apply for the financial assistance that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by a blood clot and/or complications that have resulted from or the underlying condition that caused the blood clot. You or your loved one may have already done this and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one is planning on reapplying or appealing the denial, there is an important fact that you need to consider. The fact of the matter is that people who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer standing with them.

Please do not wait or put this off until tomorrow. It is far too important to you or your loved one. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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A Venous Malformation and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, April 7th, 2011
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A venous malformation is a lesion (abnormality of tissue) that occurs as a result of dilated (enlarged, expanded) veins that have been abnormally formed. A venous malformation usually appears on your skin, but it can also develop in your organs, muscle or bone. These legions can even develop on your brain, but this is very rare.

A venous malformation is typically soft and dark blue. However, it can become hard if a blood clot develops. The size of a venous malformation can be anywhere from a pinhead-sized dot to a huge lesion several inches in diameter. A venous malformation may be one single lesion, or it may be one of many lesions.

The walls of the affected vein do not have the smooth muscle cells that are evidenced in a normal vein when a venous malformation is present. The exact cause of a venous malformation is not known. However, in families with multiple venous malformations, DNA studies have revealed mutated (defective) genes that are responsible for the communication between your cell lining and the smooth muscle cells in the walls of your vein.

A venous malformation is the most common kind of vascular anomaly. Somewhere around 1 to 4% of the population of the United States has a venous malformation. Men and women are affected equally by these lesions.

There are several signs and symptoms that you may experience with a venous malformation. These signs and symptoms vary according to the location of your venous malformation. Some of these are:

  • Difficulties with breathing
  • Problems with speaking
  • Painful swelling and enlargement of the affected area
  • Blood clots that cause a pulmonary embolus
  • Localized intravascular coagulation
  • Painful formation of blood clots
  • Skin that usually appears purple or blue
  • The formation of vein stones (phleboliths).

You or a loved one may be suffering from a venous malformation. A venous malformation and/or complications that have developed from it or other ailments that you have along with this disorder may have resulted in the disability of you or your loved one and be the reason why you are not able to work.

As a result of this disorder, you may need assistance. You may need financial help.

You or your loved one may be thinking about applying for the financial assistance that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability that has resulted from a venous malformation and/or complications that have been brought about by it or other ailments that you have along with this disorder. You may have already tried this option, and your claim was turned down by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one has been considering reapplying or appealing the denial, here is an important fact that you really need to be aware of that you may not know. The fact of the matter is that people who are represented by a disability lawyer like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who do not have a disability attorney on their side.

Please do not hesitate or wait until tomorrow. This is something that may affect you or your loved one for the rest of your life. Contact the disability lawyer at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Essential Thrombocythemia and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, November 22nd, 2010
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Essential thrombocythemia is a disease in which your body makes too many thrombocytes (blood platelets). Essential thrombocythemia is one of a group of disorders of your bone marrow and blood that are referred to as myeloproliferative neoplasms. These are disorders in which excess cells are produced.

Blood platelets are needed for your blood to clot. Essential thrombocythemia is characterized by blood clots (thrombus) that can form anywhere in your body. The most common places where blood clots develop are your feet, hands and brain.

Essential thrombocythemia, which is also known as primary thrombocythemia, is diagnosed in about 2 or 3 out of every 100,000 people each year in the United States. This disease usually affects middle aged to elderly people, although it can affect children and young adults as well. The average age of diagnosis is between 50 and 60 years of age.

The exact cause of essential thrombocythemia is not known. About 50% of the people who have this disease have a mutation of the Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) gene. Other gene defects have also been associated with essential thrombocythemia. When this disease results from an underlying condition, it is referred to as reactive or secondary thrombocytosis. There is a rare form of this disease that is inherited.

You may not have any signs or symptoms with essential thrombocythemia. Signs and symptoms that you may have include:

  • Chest pain
  • Mildly enlarged spleen
  • Temporary vision changes
  • Headache
  • Tingling or numbness in your feet and hands
  • Erythromelalgia (redness, burning and throbbing pain in your feet and hands
  • Fainting
  • Weakness
  • Lightheadedness or dizziness
  • Ulcers on your toes or fingers
  • Bloody stools
  • Bleeding from your respiratory system, skin, urinary tract or gastrointestinal tract
  • Prolonged bleeding from a tooth extraction or surgical procedures
  • Bleeding from your gums
  • Bruising easily
  • Epistaxis (nosebleeds)
  • Enlarged lymph nodes.

You or a loved one may have essential thrombocythemia. Essential thrombocythemia and/or complications that have resulted from or other conditions that you may have along with this disease may have caused you or your loved one’s disability. It may be preventing you or your loved one from working

You may need help if this is where you are at. You may need financial assistance.

You or your loved one may be intending to apply for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by essential thrombocythemia and/or complications that have resulted from or other conditions that you may have along with this disease. You or your loved one may have already tried this option and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one is planning on reapplying or appealing the denial, remember this important fact. The simple truth is that people who have a disability lawyer fighting for them like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability attorney.

Please do not wait or put this off until tomorrow. Contact the disability lawyer at Social Security Home, today.

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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, November 15th, 2010
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Blood is a liquid that flows inside of your blood vessels. Your blood is always moving as your heart pumps it through arteries to the different cells and organs of your body.

The clotting of your blood is a vital mechanism that helps your body repair injured blood vessels. The medical term for a blood clot is thrombosis.

It does not usually affect you when a blood clot is formed as a part of the normal repair process of your body. However, a blood clot can form when it is not needed. When this happens, there can be serious consequences.

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition where a blood clot forms in one or more of the deep veins of your body. This usually happens in your legs where, as the name implies, veins are located deep within the muscles of your legs.

A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in and of itself does not usually cause serious problems. However, if a piece of the blood clot breaks loose and travels downstream through your heart to your pulmonary circulation system and becomes lodged in your lung, it becomes a life-threatening situation.

About 50% of the cases of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) cause no signs or symptoms at all. If you do have signs and symptoms with DVT, they may include:

§  Warmth and redness over the affected area

§  Swelling in your affected leg that may include swelling in your foot and ankle

§  Swelling or pain in your neck or arms that can happen if you have a blood clot that forms in your neck or arms

§  Pain in you affected leg that may include your foot and ankle, and start in your calf and feel like a “charley horse” or cramping

§  Tenderness in the affected area

§  Changes in skin color in the affected area.

Ordinarily, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) would not qualify you to receive Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because it does not cause you to be disabled for a period of at least 12 months. Social Security guidelines require that you have to be disabled for a period of at least 12 months in order to qualify for these benefits.

However, you or a loved one may have other disabling conditions along with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and/or complications that have resulted from it. Because of this, you or your loved one is disabled and in need of financial assistance.

You or your loved one may have applied for financial assistance from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and/or complications resulting from or other disabling conditions along with it. Were you turned down?

If you or your loved one appeals the denial by the Social Security Administration, always remember. People represented by a disability lawyer like the one at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who do not have a disability attorney.

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Factor V Leiden and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
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Factor V Leiden is an inherited genetic disorder that may increase your risk of having abnormal thrombophilia (blood clots). This occurs primarily in your veins.

Many people with factor V Leiden never have abnormal blood clots. On the other hand, some people with factor V Leiden have blood clots that can be life-threatening or result in long-term health difficulties.

Factor V Leiden is named after the city of Leiden in the Netherlands. This is where it was first identified in 1994 by Professor R. Bertina et al.

Unfortunately, factor V Leiden is a common inherited genetic disorder. About 5% of Caucasians in North America have this disorder. Factor V Leiden is less common in Blacks, Hispanics and Asians.

As just mentioned, factor V Leiden is an inherited genetic disorder. It is caused by inheriting a defective (mutated) copy of the factor V gene. If you inherit one copy of the defective gene (heterozygous) from one of your parents, your risk of having abnormal blood clots is only slightly increased. If you inherit a mutated gene from each of your parents (homozygous), your risk is significantly increased.

You may never have any signs or symptoms with factor V Leiden. However, if you do have signs and symptoms, they will probably depend on where your blood clot develops and whether it moves and where it goes in your body.

Signs and symptoms of a blood clot that is located close to the surface of your skin may include:

§  Pain or tenderness that is usually located in or around the vein that has the blood clot

§  Redness

§  Warmth.

Signs and symptoms of a blood clot that is located in a deep vein include:

§  Warmth

§  Redness

§  Prominent swelling

§  Pain.

Signs and symptoms of a blood clot that goes to your lungs are:

§  A cough that produces blood-streaked or bloody sputum

§  Sudden shortness of breath

§  Tachycardia (rapid heartbeat)

§  Chest pain that occurs when you are breathing in.

You or a loved one may have factor V Leiden. Factor V Leiden and/or complications that have resulted from or other disabling conditions along with this disorder may be the reason for you or your loved one’s disability.

If this is true, you may need assistance. You may need financial help.

You or your loved one may have decided to apply for the financial assistance that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by factor V Leiden and/or complications that have resulted from or other disabling conditions along with this disorder. You or your loved one may have already tried this option and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one intends to reapply or appeal the denial, think about this. People who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer fighting for them.

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