It's difficult to be approved for Social Security disability benefits based upon a neck problem. Beyond the fact that it's hard for anyone to get Social Security disability benefits, there's the happier reason that surgeons are now doing an excellent job of treating cervical spine issues. In decades past, cervical spine surgery had a poor success rate. Not now. The Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion (ACDF) used to treat most cervical spine problems has a high success rate and a low risk of serious complication.
Some people still are found disabled due to neck problems. Some operations do go awry. Even operations that do go well will leave behind limitation of motion since, of course, part of the cervical spine is fused. If several levels are fused, the limitation of motion can significantly limit turning of the neck which can be a problem in jobs such as truck driving. There are other problems that are difficult or impossible to treat with surgery such as spasmodic torticollis (also called wryneck) and syringomyelia.
If you're in NC and want help with your Social Security disability claim, call Hall & Rouse, P.C. at 1-866-425-5347
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