List all disabling conditions, both physical and psychological. A disabling condition in one body system usually affects another. People with a lot of pain, often have at least some depression and/or anxiety. List everything.
I remember one person who was applying for disability because of arthritis. He had worked driving a delivery truck all his life but the arthritis got to the point where he could no longer drive. The questions only asked why he couldn't work. He responded "arthritis" and was denied. He failed to mention that he was also deaf because deafness had never kept him from working. Once the whole picture was painted and his total condition was understood, he was approved.
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