Spinal Stenosis Disability Claims
Your spine is narrowing. Your options shouldn't be.
Insurance companies call spinal stenosis "age-related" and expect you to work through the pain. We prove that your narrowing canal, your nerve compression, and your limitations are disabling, regardless of your age.
No fee unless we win.
If This Sounds Familiar
You can't sit long enough. You can't stand long enough. And your insurer says that's not a problem.
Walking to the mailbox leaves your legs numb and weak. Standing in line at the grocery store is agony. Sitting at a desk for more than 20 minutes sends pain shooting down your legs. There's no position that works for long, and no way to sustain an 8-hour workday.
Your insurer looked at your MRI, saw "degenerative changes," and wrote it off as normal aging. Their doctor said you should be able to do "light duty." Nobody asked what happens when your legs give out after 10 minutes of walking.
Spinal stenosis isn't "just aging." Severe narrowing with nerve compression is a medical condition that causes real, measurable disability. And "sedentary work" requires sustained sitting, which is often just as impossible as standing.
We've built stenosis cases that insurers couldn't deny. We know the evidence that works, and we know how to get it.
Conditions We Fight For
We handle all types of spinal stenosis claims
Why Insurers Deny Spinal Stenosis Claims
- 'Spinal stenosis is age-related', as if that makes the pain less real
- 'Your imaging is consistent with your age', dismissing severe narrowing as 'normal'
- 'You can do sedentary work', ignoring that sitting and standing both cause symptoms
- 'Surgery is available', using a potential treatment to deny current disability
- 'You were seen walking normally', one short walk doesn't define your daily capacity
The Progressive Nature Problem
Spinal stenosis presents unique challenges for disability claims:
- Spinal stenosis is progressive. It generally gets worse, not better, over time
- Both sitting AND standing can aggravate symptoms, leaving no comfortable work position
- Neurogenic claudication causes walking limitations that vary dramatically day to day
- Surgery doesn't guarantee improvement and carries significant risks for many patients
- Insurers dismiss the condition as 'normal aging' even when the narrowing is severe and symptomatic
How We Prove Spinal Stenosis Disability
- Spine specialist reports documenting stenosis severity and functional impact
- MRI measurements showing degree of canal narrowing and nerve compression
- Functional capacity evaluations documenting walking, sitting, and standing tolerances
- Neurological examination findings showing motor and sensory deficits
- Pain management records documenting treatment attempts and ongoing limitations
- Walking tolerance assessments and neurogenic claudication documentation
- Expert opinions on surgical candidacy and prognosis
Denied for spinal stenosis? We know how to fight this.
Talk to a Spinal Stenosis Lawyeror call (289) 210-9449
How to protect your claim
What Insurers Use Against You
- Being filmed walking on a good day. Insurers specifically target stenosis claimants for surveillance
- Telling your doctor you're 'managing', be specific about what you can't do
- Gaps in spine specialist follow-up
- Social media showing standing events, walking activities, or travel
- Downplaying your leg symptoms: claudication evidence is critical to your case
How to Strengthen Your Case
- Document exactly how far you can walk before symptoms force you to stop
- Keep a daily symptom diary, leg weakness, numbness, pain with standing/walking
- Track how often you need to sit, lean, or stop during any physical activity
- Follow all prescribed treatments including physical therapy
- Ask your spine specialist to document positional limitations in specific, measurable terms
Common Questions
Your questions about spinal stenosis claims, answered.
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