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Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack the joints, causing inflammation, and some organs, such as the lungs and skin. It can be a disabling and painful condition, which can lead to substantial loss of functioning mobility due to pain and joint destruction and it can progress into a disability. It is estimated that 33 percent of suffers are not working five years after diagnosis, and after 10 years, 50 percent of sufferers will have a substantial functional disability. Despite treatment, nearly all of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers will have some degree of disability due to it at some point.

R.A affects 43 million Americans and it is the leading cause of disability in the USA. now a days approximately 7 million Americans have a rheumatoid arthritis disability.

The main feature of R.A is inflammation in the joints, which usually occurs symmetrically, if it involves the articulation of the right arm, for example, the same joint on the left will also be compromised. As the disease is systemic, other organs such as eyes, heart and lungs may be affected. Unexplained fatigue and stiffness after periods of inactivity, especially in the morning, are also symptoms that are part of the clinical disease. Some patients may have small nodules under the skin, especially around the elbows, which are called rheumatoid nodules.

The more common rheumatoid arthritis disability people often experience is pain and stiffness. The joints most commonly affected are those at the end of the fingers (near the nails), thumb, neck, lower back, knees and hips. Arthritis affects people differently. Although some arthrosis progresses rapidly in most people the damage to the joints develops gradually over the course of years. In some people it is relatively mild and interfere little in everyday life, while in others it causes severe pain and is disabling.

A large number of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are work disabled.The lowered RA-induced work ability is a societal (for example, financial costs) and individual problem (for example, loss of status, income, social support, and distraction from pain and distress).

Structural damage, in turn, results in limitations of physical functions, expressed as limited mobility, strength, and manual dexterity. Work disability may occur early owing to inflammatory processes or later in this process owing to joint destruction.

If you have rheumatoid arthritis you may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance.