Treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) depends on the severity of the condition and how long you have had it. In some cases, CTS will improve after a few months without treatment. Moving your hand or shaking your wrist can often help relieve the symptoms.
The Social Security Administration has a strict definition of permanent disability, and it only pays benefits to people who cannot work because they have a medical condition that is expected to last at least one year or result in death.
For the purpose of Social Security disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits, an impairment must be expected to last at least twelve months in a row or be expected to end in death to be found disabling.