Suffering health problems that hinder work performance entails an economic decline that endangers the financial health of the worker. That is why the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) contemplates a series of financial aid, called pension, through which to alleviate the effects suffered by citizens due to illness or accident.
The people in charge of evaluating the effects suffered by the worker due to a diagnosed disease when carrying out their work are the evaluation teams of the different provincial directorates of the National Social Security Institute (INSS), which will examine the situation in different phases to declare permanent disability or not.
What diseases are disabling?
Officially, there is no list of illnesses or accidents that give the right to a pension. People who suffer from the same pathology can have completely different effects on their day to day, which is why the role of the evaluation panel is so important.
Despite the fact that there is no list of illnesses or accidents with which they obtain the pension for permanent disability, there are a series of pathologies with which this economic benefit is usually granted. This is indicated by court rulings that give clues about the options that a worker has to receive help from the INSS.
Cardiology: With regard to heart pathologies, the diseases with the greatest chance of obtaining permanent disability, and the corresponding pension, are heart disease, cardiomyopathies, arteriosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, aneurysm, acute myocardial infarction, mitral insufficiency or Syndrome. Wolf-Parkinson-White.the two diseases with the most favorable sentences, since they generate symptoms of generalized asthenia. Other diseases with which they obtain permanent disability in this medical specialty are rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis, hearing loss (partial deafness) and Meniere’s syndrome (internal hate disorder, and common cause of deafness). They are the ones with the most options to obtain permanent disability. , Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, dementia, head injuries, peripheral neuropathy, or Myasthenia Gravis (autoimmune disease characterized by variable muscle weakness) are the pathologies of the nervous system that the court can consider valid for permanent disability pension.
Law firms argue that permanent disability is also possible with other illnesses such as depression, bipolar disorder, brain lymphoma, diffuse systemic sclerosis, or kidney transplants.
Regarding temporary disability, diseases such as epicondylitis -also known as ‘tennis elbow’- or carpal tunnel syndrome can be valued positively for the worker to receive the pension.
What types of disability are there?
When assessing the disability suffered by the worker, and with it the amount of money that can be received as a pension, the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) distinguishes different degrees:
Partial for the habitual profession. It represents a decrease of no less than 33% to carry out this work. Total for the habitual profession. Although you cannot carry out a job of that job, it is possible to dedicate yourself to something else. In this case, the worker is permanently disabled to work and also needs the assistance of another person for the most essential acts of life.
If you suffer from one of these illnesses or others, you may want to contact an attorney to determine your options for applying for permanent disability. Obtaining a positive assessment will give rise to obtaining a pension or financial aid with which to complete your income.
