Posts by Lourdes Rocha-Nussbaum
🤚🏻 Five for Friday – Vietnam Veterans and Cholangiocarcinoma
Home / Blog / 🤚🏻 Five for Friday – Vietnam Veterans and Cholangiocarcinoma Did you know Sheila Harrison was the first widow to have the Department of Veteran Affairs rule that her husband, Edward “Pete” Harrison’s death was connected to his exposure to liver flukes during his services in Vietnam? She helped make others aware…
Read MoreSocial Security Disability Insurance Benefits
Cholangiocarcinoma patients in the United States can apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits on the Social Security website via the compassionate allowances program. Social Security defines cholangiocarcinoma as an approved medical condition under section 13.00 Cancer- Adult → 13.19 Liver or Gallbladder – cancer of the liver, gallbladder, or bile ducts. It is…
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