Alopecia Areata Case Study

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Thank you for submitting the required documentation for your appeal to have this declared as a disability on your record. We have recieved all of the information we needed from Dr. Griffin at Dermatology of Associates of Atlanta, P.C.

However, we are sorry to inform you that your case of Alopecia areata does not qualify as a disability. According to the Amercian Disability Association (ADA), Alopecia is nothing more than a topical skin disease, making even servere cases of it a medical disorder. This was our initial decision.

Now that you have appealed, being forthcoming with all medical records needed to prove your ailment, we will remain with our decision. Alopecia areata is not a disability, according to national law. For it to be qualified

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