Download article as a PDF. The Social Security Administration (SSA) maintains a Listing of Medical Impairments (known as the blue book) that automatically qualify you for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), provided certain conditions are met.
A low hemoglobin count is a commonly seen blood test result. Hemoglobin (Hb or Hgb) is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. In many cases, a low hemoglobin count is only slightly lower than normal and doesn't affect how you feel. If it gets more severe and causes symptoms, your low hemoglobin count may indicate you have anemia.
2) RBC (Red Blood Cell Count) - Red blood cells carry oxygen to the bodyâs tissues and remove waste products from the bodyâs tissues. Red Blood Cells contain hemoglobin. 3) HGB (Hemoglobin) - Hemoglobin carries oxygen to the bodyâs tissues and carries carbon dioxide (waste) away from the bodyâs tissues.