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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 33 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements

o Spinal cord or nerve root lesions resulting in paraplegia or quadriplegia o Multiple sclerosis in which there is damage of the nervous system because of scattered areas of inflammation which recurs and has progressed to varied interference with the function of the nervous system, including severe muscle weaknesses, paralysis and vision and speech defects. o Muscular dystrophy with irreversible wasting of the muscles with a significant effect on the ability to use the arms and/or legs. o Impaired renal function due to chronic renal disease, documented by persistent adverse objective findings, resulting in severely reduced function which may require dialysis or kidney treatment. o Amputation of a limb, when current age is 55 or older. • Recipients of federal, state or local government disability retirement, who receive such benefits due to one of the conditions specified above. This includes, but is not limited to, payments under Civil Service Retirement (CSR) and Federal Employee Compensation Act (FECA). • Those individuals who receive federally- or state-administered supplemental benefits under Section 1616 (a) of the Social Security Act (optional state supplementation to SSI payments) provided that eligibility to receive the benefits is based upon the disability or blindness criteria used under Title XVI of the Social Security Act or under Section 212 (a) or Public Law 93-66. West Virginia has no such program. • Recipients of annuity payments, under Section 2,(a),(1),(iv) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, who also have been determined eligible to receive Medicare under the Railroad Retirement Act. • Recipients of an annuity payment, under Section (2),(1),(1),(v) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, who have been determined to be disabled based on the criteria used under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. • Recipients of benefits from the following Medicaid coverage groups: o SSI-Related Medicaid o Aged and Disabled Waiver (ADW) o Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Waiver o Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Waiver 18.4.7.B Establishing Disability with a Physician’s Statement The following criteria must be met to establish disability when the individual does not qualify according to Establishing Disability Without A Physician’s Statement above.