Is a person who has asthma classified as disabled for tax purposes?
By Marc Sevitz · Updated
SARS defines disability as such:
The term “disability” is defined in section 18(3) of the Act as follows –
“disability” means a moderate to severe limitation of a person’s ability to function or perform daily activities as a result of a physical, sensory, communication, intellectual or mental impairment, if the limitation—
(a) has lasted or has a prognosis of lasting more than a year; and
(b) is diagnosed by a duly registered medical practitioner in accordance with criteria prescribed by the Commissioner.
If your son's asthma is so severe that he meets that definition and the doctor has issued a notice of this then you would be able to claim for disability expenses related to the asthma.
The term “disability” is defined in section 18(3) of the Act as follows –
“disability” means a moderate to severe limitation of a person’s ability to function or perform daily activities as a result of a physical, sensory, communication, intellectual or mental impairment, if the limitation—
(a) has lasted or has a prognosis of lasting more than a year; and
(b) is diagnosed by a duly registered medical practitioner in accordance with criteria prescribed by the Commissioner.
If your son's asthma is so severe that he meets that definition and the doctor has issued a notice of this then you would be able to claim for disability expenses related to the asthma.