Vertebral Artery Dissection, Stroke, Chronic Migraines, Left Arm Paralysis, Depression, Anxiety – Night Auditor, 28 years old

Our client suffered a stroke after she experienced a vertebral artery dissection that resulted in severe and permanent functional limitations. Our office filed an original claim and request for reconsideration on her behalf and both were denied. Disability Determination Services determined that although she suffered from significant functional limitations as a result of her stroke, she could still perform light duty work that included walking up to 4 hours and sitting up to 6 hours in an 8-hour work day.

We filed a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge and we also filed a request to expedite the hearing because our client was living in a shelter with her minor child due to her inability to work. A hearing was scheduled shortly thereafter and a vocational expert testified at the hearing that based on all of our client’s functional limitations, there were no sedentary jobs in the local or national economy she could perform. The judge found our client disabled and awarded him benefits.