As Table 1 shows, Disability Insurance benefits typically replace less than half of a disabled workerâs previous earnings. As of March 2013, the average monthly benefit for a disabled worker was about $1,129, with male workers receiving $1,255 per month and female workers receiving $993 per month on average.
The doctor will either give you his diagnosis or refer you to another specialist. If the diagnosis is diabetic neuropathy, then the next thing to do is to treat the diabetes. If you are overweight or obese, youâll have to lose the excess weight since this adds to the feeling of burning in the legs.
Pain in the legs can be due to a skin problem, such as dryness and eczema, which is common in older people, or to a sluggish circulation. Arthritis in either the knee or hip joints, or even in the spine (which can put pressure on the nerves supplying the legs) could also be to blame. Alternatively, the burning could be a side effect of medication, such as drugs used to treat a heart condition or high blood pressure. So she really needs to seee her GP to get this sorted out. Sometimes a burning sensation is accompanied by jerky movements in the legs, especially at night. Known as 'Restless Leg Syndrome' this can be linked to iron deficiency and also diabetes, though in most sufferers there is no identifiable underlying cause.