Long-Term Disabilities:
Injuries, Illnesses and Conditions
Any injury, illness or physical or mental condition can lead to a long-term disability. With that said — a partial list of physical and mental conditions recognized as disabling includes:
Auto-immune disease
Back injury
Bipolar disorder
Bladder cancer or loss of bladder control
Bulging disc
Cardiac problems
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cervical disc disease
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic pain
Crohn's disease
Depression
Fibromyalgia
Lupus
Multiple illnesses (combined effect)
Multiple Sclerosis
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Stress-related disorders
