Does having a great toe amputated qualify as a disability?
Answer I’m not sure what you mean when you say “qualify as a disability.” There are many different definitions of disability, depending on which law you’re referencing. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the focus of the definition is whether an impairment substantially limits one or more major life activities. So if the amputation causes a substantial limitation in the activity of walking, then it might qualify. For Social Security Disability or SSI, the focus of the definition is on the ability to do work related activities. Depending on your education and training, having an amputated great toe may or may not keep your from working. For long term disability insurance policies, those have a definition of disability within the policy and the question of whether an amputated great toe would qualify would depend upon the job you’ve been doing prior to the amputation and what the definition of disability is within the policy. Hope this helps.
