What Is Osteopenia?
7. Is Osteopenia Considered a Disability?
People with osteopenia must live with an increased risk of fracturing a bone. Many individuals continue to work and live active lifestyles and do not consider themselves disabled. However, this is a highly personal point of view that depends on factors like a person’s other medical conditions, work situation, and general outlook on life.
Whether or not osteopenia could legally be considered a disability depends on many variables and would be decided on a case-by-case basis. Criteria considered might include age and whether the condition prevents a person from doing the type of work he or she has always done. The Social Security Administration publishes what is known as a Blue Book, which lists and classifies qualifying disabilities. There is not a section for either osteopenia or osteoporosis in this publication, although there is one for broken bones.
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