Degenerative Disc Disease, Chronic Lower Back Pain, Insomnia, Depression – Stock Broker, 37 years old

Our client suffered from degenerative disc disease in his lumbar and cervical spine that caused severe and chronic pain, insomnia, depression and anxiety that prevented him from working. We filed an original claim and a request for reconsideration both of which were denied, Disability Determination Services determined he was able to perform sedentary work. We filed a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge and after a review of all the evidence, our client’s testimony and our legal arguments the judge found that our client was limited to sedentary work but would be absent from work more than 2 days per month due to his chronic pain symptoms, which would not be tolerated by an employer, and found that he was disabled.