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bill everett
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, July 30, 2001 - 4:04 pm: | 
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hi
this is bill everett again , is there a list of information on our
admin. law judges ,like on lawyers? mine for my hearing on aug. 8th
will be timothy pace out of richmond va. he will be hearing my case in
Elizabeth city n.c. i would like to know a little about him . is there
any way of finding this out?
Reply by Paul: To get the
facts on any ALJ, ask an attorney who appears a lot in the office in
which he practices. That is about the only way. |
Patricia Donoghue
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 1:16 am: |
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I
am a 52 yo widow. I have 3 herniated disks. Degenerative disk disease.
Right leg sciatica. Transverse process in my neck with constant muscle
spasms from car wreck in 1975. Severed median nerve of left wrist in
1970--now some kind of carpal tunnel thing going on there. I am
morbidly obese. Was diagnosed with Hepatitis c in 1991--probably
contracted around 1985-86, but the doctor didn't even tell me I had
it!! The first clue was a letter from the Red Cross where I gave blood.
When I finally took the letter to a doctor he ran some tests, but since
there was no treatment back then, many doctors didn't tell their
patients. He knew this was my last visit to him because my job was
ending and so was my medical coverage I have attemoted suicide 4 or 5
times, beginning with the wrist in 1970. Have been hospitalized for
depression and such in 3 different states--several diff cities in
Florida. Have been treated for clinical depression for many
years--whenever I could afford the treatement. Voc Rehab sent me to a
psychologist this year who said I have most likely been mis-diagnosed
all this time and that I have Bipolar Disorder. He referred me to a
psychiatrist who agreed with the Bipolar diagnosis. I cannot take the
meds he prescribed because of my liver disease. It is dangerous. The
county health dept sent me to a liver specialist--he will not treat me
for hep c if I am depressed becasue the treatment will make me so
depressed I might commit suicide. Nice Catch 22 situation here. I
applied for SS disability (again), in May of this year. I have not
worked since June of 2000 due to my back pain and mental problems. But
here are 2 problems I can see:
You always say be sure you have
your doctors backing you up. I don't have any doctor I have seen on an
on-going basis, except one orthopedist. And Voc rehab sent me to see
this same orthopedist in April to see if I could get back to work. At
that time I was desperate to get back to work because I have no
family-no friends-no way to keep from becoming HOMELESS! I am surviving
by using credit cards which cannot go on much longer, and food stamps.
The ortho said I could be rehabilitated enough to go back to work--as
far as the disks and sciatica are concerned, that is. BUT--since Voc
Rehab sent me to him,.. maybe he just wanted to help me get help from
them and they will not help you if you cannot work. Voc Rehab ALSO sent
me to the psychologist and psychiatrist who diagnosed the bipolar
disorder!!
I was denied in 1995 when I was applying for the back
and neck problems and "depression".(did not know I had hep c then and
wasn't diagnosed with bipolar) My records go WAY BACK to 1970 and are
all over the country. I seriously DOUBT that many (if any) of the
doctors and hospitals I have seen over the past 31 years have kept my
medical records. In 1994 I was denied and then went with a law firm. I
went to a hearing in Orlando and was denied. I THINK that at that time
the lawyers said that they could not get much of my old psyc records
and hospitalizations etc. What in the world can I do? Doctors and
hospitals can't be expected to keep patients records FOREVER, can
they?!?-- AND, does the SSA keep all the records that were offrered by
me and my attorneys back in 1995? So, I don't have any doctors to back
me up really. I have never had good medical coverage and over the last
year I have not been able to pay to go to a doctor every time I needed
one. Or at all, really.
Do all of these conditions combined give
me a better chance? What can I do about old medical records that may no
longer exist? I know a woman in Utah who got SS disab at my age and her
only problem was Bipolar, and it took only 3 months and she was
approved on her first try. And a woman in NY who got it for depression
alone! How in the world can it be so different in different states? If
a person with bipolar is disabled in Utah, isn't a person in Florida
with the same problem also disabled??!! (and I am 100% sure that is the
only disability she claimed). I will appreciate your response and
comments--especially regarding: how I can get a doctor to back me up
when I can't pay to see one? about the very old medical recs(could they
still be there after 20 or 30 years in some cases?)--if they kept my
records from my last atempt? and if you would recommend some lawyers
near me--DeLand, Florida. Zip:32720 Thank you.
Reply by Paul
I will email me some lawyer names; your problems are too complex for a
simple answer. Some limited comments for those who might read this: 1.
Don't give up. Keep trying to work if possible and get benefits if
necessary. Often people are successful after years of seemingly
fruitless effort. 2. There are many reasons why one person is
successful and another not, even though their conditions are similar;
often that question is answered after you look at each set of medical
records, which sometimes makes the two conditions seem very different.
In other words, one of the two looks different from the other, on
paper. Sometimes it is the luck of the judge you draw; sometimes the
skill of the attorney. Sometimes I can see no reason for different
outcomes, but it just happens. I believe that I just won a case I would
have lost if the judge had turned the page of a certain record and read
it, but I believe he did not. But do not focus on what you cannot
control; focus on getting the best attorney and doctors you can and
fighting hard. 3. You need to get the best doctor you can, but don't
give up because you cannot get one; cases can be won with all sorts of
combinations of luck, evidence, and skill. Take care. |
RON SHARP
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 29, 2001 - 3:50 pm: |
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I
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SS WILL HELP YOU.IT SEEMS
THAT WAY TO ME, I WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE TRUMA MOTOR CYCLE ACCICDENT
IN JUNE 11TH 2000, I CRUSHED MY RIGHT LEG ,WHICH NOW HAS METAL RODS IN
IT,TOOK THE TOP OF MY HEAD OFF,WHICH HAS CAUSED SEVERE HEADACHES
EVERYDAY AND I HAVE DOUBLE VISION.I HAVE CONSTENT BACK PAIN, I FILED
FOR BENIFITS RIGHT AFTER THE ACCICDENT HAPPENED KNOWING I WOULD BE OUT
OF WORK MORE THEN SIX MONTHS, THEY REJECTED ME AND SAID THAT I HAD TO
BE OUT OF WORK FOR A YEAR.IN THIS PAST YEAR I'VE LOST MY HOME ,MY
CARS,EVERYTHING,DUE TO THIS ACCICDENT. DOES ANYONE CARE . NO I THINK
NOT .I'VE TRIED TO PUT APPLICATIONS IN AND NO ONE WILL HIRE ME DUE TO
MY INJURIES,I WAS SELF EMPLOYED AS A CARPET INSTALLER , MAKEING 13.00
DOLLARS A HOUR AND PAYING MY OWN TAXES AND SSN PAYMENTS.SOCIAL
SERCURITY SAY THAT I CAN GO TO THERE JOB PLACEMENT,THEY WANT ME TO TAKE
A JOB AT 6.15 A HOUR ,WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO DEGRADE MYSELF TO THAT
LEVEL.I FILED AGAIN FOR THE BENIFITES AND RECIEVED A NOTICE TO SEE ONE
OF THERE DOCTORS TO BE EXAMINED. I WENT TO THERE DOCTOR AND HE NEVER
EXAMINED ME JUST ASKED ME QUESTIONS, THIS APPOINTMENT WAS JUNE 11TH OF
2001 A YEAR TO DATE OF MY ACCICDENT. TWO DAY LATER I RECIEVED A VERY
RUDE CALL FROM A WORKER FROM THE SSA TELLING ME THAT SHE WOULD HAVE
NEVER HAD ME SEE THERE DOCTOR IF THEY HAD KNOW THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE
SURGERY ON THE 22ND OF JUNE 2001, I WAS VERY APPAULED AT THIS , IT WAS
IF THEY WERE PAYING THERE DOCTOR TO LIE FOR THEM AND SAY THERE WAS
NOTHING WRONG WITH ME. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR NOW AND I'M STILL UNABLE
TO WORK DUE TO THE CONSTANT PAIN THAT I'M IN.I FIND THAT SS IS A
BULLSHITED SYSTEM THAT WANTS YOUR MONEY ,BUT WHEN SOMEONE TRULY NEEDS
IT THEY DON,T WANT TO HELP,I'VE PAID MY SHARE INTO THERE SYSTEM. NOW A
YEAR LATER I'VE LOST EVERYTHING . I REALLY WANT TO THANK THIS SYSTEM I
BELEIVE IN. I'M GOING THRU MORE HELL NOW THEN I DID IN THE ACCIDENT, DO
THESE PEOPLE HAVE HEARTS,I'M NOT SURE.SINCE THIS LADY HAS CONTACTED ME
ON JUNE 13TH 2001 I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM THIS ADMINSTRATION.HOW
DOES SOMEONE GET TO THE ONE THATS AT THE TOP.IF YOU COULD HELP ME ,I
HAVE TO MOST RESPECT FOR YOU ,AS I'VE LOST IT IN OUR SYSTEM. THANKS
Reply by Paul
Believe it or not, I have seen people treated worse than you have been
so far - and people treated better. "The system" is actually made up of
a lot of people, some of whom are good, some evil, and some indifferent
to all but their own problems. Each person in it has a range of power,
usually very limited. The person you talked to on the phone will be
fired if she spends too much on doctors, or if she allows too many
people, but she is still human and will probably help some people.
Maybe she will help you, maybe not.
Don't get me started on whether this is fair or right.
More crucial than that question for you is how to improve your odds of getting help from this very imperfect system.
You need it desperately and cannot afford to ignore what help you might get.
To
give yourself the best chance of getting it you must: 1. Make sure your
doctors are lined up behind you. 2. Find a lawyer, and a good one, too,
who has worked through the system and knows what works and what does
not. 3. Have a little luck. 4. Not go off on anyone. It is justified,
but does not help you get what you need.
Take care.
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Ed Pearman
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 21, 2001 - 11:49 pm: |
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Let
me start this question by telling you a little about myself. When I was
a boy, around 9 or 10. I had a fishing accident, and had a fish hook in
my right eye. Yes it blinded that eye! In my teens to early twenties, I
was racing moto-cross and managed to tear up both knees bad enough for
two surgeries on each knee. One has 50% of the cartilage and the acl is
gone. the other has 40% and also the acl is gone. In the year 1986, I
was working for a company and got hurt. I hurt two disk in my neck. I
wasn't able to work for a good length of time. Now to round this out,
In 1999 I had to have lung surgery, and about 1/2 of my lung was
removed.
Now because I don't qualify for SSI,SSD,and welfare.
Please tell me what you people really do ? Do I have to pay ss taxes if
I ever get back to work? And just to let anyone listening know that I'm
trying. I just failed at a community college because I could not read
fast enough to keep up. Yes I asked for help and it was nonexistent. I
am clueless on where to turn.
Thanks for reading this
Reply by Paul
You have not given me enough information to know if any of these
possibilities are realistic for you. In order to get an intelligent
guess about whether you might be disabled, you need to give me your
state, city, age, education, work experience, and the specific
limitations of function that your condition causes, and the pattern of
impairment, if it varies.
You are quite right that the road
for you is a difficult one, and this is not the movies. You are not
guaranteed a fair or just or even merciful result. But it is also true
that your ultimate condition might be better than many who seem now to
prosper. At least you are begining to acknowledge that the choices you
have made in the past have affected your present situation. While you
do not control the future, and while your choices are narrowing, you
certainly can influence your future. If you give in now to despair, you
will later regret it.
Even if the ultimate outcome for you is good, I am quite certain that the next months of your life will be hard.
There are probably a lot of things that you can do.
Education is the longest road, with the best end. I do not know enough from what you say to eliminate that possibility.
Vocational Rehabilitation is a possibility.
Getting a job in a different field than you are accustomed to is a possibility, or perhaps with a sympathetic employer.
There
are a lot of other resources that might be available to you, depending
on your community. United Way is a good place to start looking.
SSI is a possibility if your family income and resources are low, and you are totally disabled.
Social
Security Disability is a possibility if you have or do work enough to
qualify. It is strange, but it is sometimes even more urgent that
someone like you work than it is that someone who is healthy work. Call
1 800 772 1213 and order your earnings record and once you get it sit
down with an attorney and make a plan for becoming eligible.
Please
do be sure to sit down with an attorney in your area and be positive
that you cannot qualify for SSI or Social Security Disability. |
Mike Brown
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 8:05 am: |
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I had a posting in June 2001 and have finally been
approved
for my SSD. I have had a 5 year battle going all the way through a
remand that took 2 years. What I have to say is take Paul's advice and
get a GOOD attorney and have your doctors on your side and willing to
go to bat for you. I was stuck with a legal service attorney through my
work place, and believe if I would have had a good attorney, my case
could have been won years ago. Don't let the time it takes discourage
you, keep doing what is required of you to keep the claim going. I
really believe they delay claims thinking people will give up. When I
get my check started I will finally think the battle is over (for now).
Thank you Paul for your time and effort in trying to encourage all of
us fighting the system...................Mike B. |
Bill Ammerman
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 6:53 am: |
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Bill Ammerman, Newfane, NY, Feb.24,03
I've written regards this previous so please excuse my redundency, I'd rather incur your impatience than be so myself-lo.
The
deal is; having been approved for SSD on 9/26, I have as yet to receive
any benefits and calls to SS-well I might as well stand out front and
shout for help. I have contacted SenatorH.Clinton and even sent an
e-mail to the presidents site? Is there anything I can do to get this
moving? Thanks BA |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 4:18 am: |
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Bill,
that is too long. If you have received a notice, the claim is probably
at the OCO in Baltimore - a building that has as many people in it as
most small cities.
Keep harrassing your congressman and
senators. Go to Peter Young's excellent website and get the module that
is supposed to have your claim and call them up. You will astonish
them. Each module handles a range of Social Security numbers. To get to
Peter's page, click here: www.ssas.com/oco_modules.pdf
If that doesn't work, and you become desperate, contact an attorney about filing a mandamus in Federal Court. |
DEEnSC
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 25, 2003 - 8:01 am: |
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filed for disability in may and got letter of denial this past
saturday. Letter states my condition is not expected to remain sever
enough for 12 months in a row to keep me from working. I have been out
of work since 1/7/03 and the letter states by 12/07/03 my condition is
expected to improve so that i will be able to do other work that
required less physical exertion than the jobs i did before. Also states
that i may not be able to return to any of my past jobs.i have had two
major surgeries since jan of this year for pehripheral arterial disease
for the sole purpose to save my legs from amputation yet the surgery
did little to none to help with pain. i now have enough to blood flow
to keep from losing my legs but not enough to use them normally. i can
not walk more than a few feet without severe pain. i am facing at least
one more surgery for this problem but have to put it on hold until
after i have seen a cardiologist as i also have coronary artery disease
and had major complications with my heart from other surgery. surgeon
seems to think i will end up having open heart surgery. my question is,
how do they come up with my condition is not expected to last 12 months
or longer when i am facing all this? should i try to get a lawyer
before i appeal??
devasted dee in sc |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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This answer might sound weird to you, but I see the particular sort of denial you got as good news.
It
is a common saying that "they turn everybody down the first two times."
This is not actually so, but they do only allow 1/3 of the claims at
the initial, and 10% of the claims at the reconsideration, or second,
stage. So an actual win there is a lot to hope for.
But you
got something nearly as good. When the notice at least admits that you
are disabled now, they are admitting a lot. Now all you have to do is
stay just as sick for a full year, which for you will be up in January,
and logically they should pay you the money.
You do not need
to wait for a lawyer to file the appeal; you might consider filing it
yourself, just to get it going as fast as possible. If you do, be sure
to get a receipt so you can prove you filed, in case they lose what you
send them.
But I would get an attorney. The situation you are
in now is nothing compared to that you will be in if you lose at the
hearing. You well might win on your own, but the stakes are too high to
risk it.
I am sorry that you are so ill, but the good side of
that is you do have a strong case. Do not let your case drop at any
level; keep appealing. |
Chris
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 5:58 pm: |
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I am a 34 year old male, I have severe athritis in my feet, ankles,1
knee as of now, and both hands, also I have a rupured disc in my back
that the DR. ruled 6 years ago, as a 10% disability.I also have gout,
but medicine controls that most of the time.Most days I cant walk far
at all, some days, I can't get out of bed, If I sit, or stand, I'm in
constant pain, and severly hooked on the pain med they give me. I have
a wife of 13 years, and a darling 4 year old daughter,We just last
year, bought a new home, before I got this bad, and was still
working.My question is what do I do, my DR, keeps giving me different
kinds of meds that do not help, I have lost 3 jobs because most days, I
cant walk, my bills are piling up, my wife works 7 days a week,right
now the only way I see out is let my wife collect life ins. and then
the ss office has to pay her for my daughter every month.Please Tell me
what I should do!I have tried soo many different jobs,but no one wants
an employee that is out 3 to 4 days a week.
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Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Exactly right about work absence. Most folks are not going to be able
to keep a job if they are out more than 3 days a month on an
unpredictable basis.
I assume that you have a job, but are
struggling and suffering. I assume that you have a doctor that will
support you in your disability claim.
If that is so, you should file the next time you are out of work, however briefly.
Then,
if it is medically appropriate - a question that only you and your
doctor can answer - you might consider continuing to struggle to work.
Pursuing
both work and disability is tricky, so sit down and talk to a lawyer
who does a lot of these cases, and take his month to month suggestions.
You would be lucky to pull this off, but try to get a job that
carries long term disability insurance, buy all of it you can, and go
out on that insurance.
Don't despair. Talk to a good
counsellor. What you and only you can give to your daughter is more
valuable to her than a big house or a pile of toys. Ask her if you
don't believe me. And, if you stick with the disability system, it will
probably come through for you and her. Your family might have to
restructure its standard of living drastically for a while, but that
will help teach your daughter about what is and what is not important.
I am not minimzing your problems, I know they are wrenching ones. |
DeannaSolis
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My husband found out he has empesyma and diabetes. Now the two of them
combined makes a deadly combination. The ER doctor told him to go see a
pulminologist and he has been able to work because he gets so sick, the
boss has to send him home. Nobody wants to hire him because of the risk
factor they have to take in order to hire him, but yet you all say he
is not disable. What more do you want from him, do you want him to go
to work so that he can kill himself? Can you say lawsuit. If you all
were doing your job then he wouldn't have to be risking his life to put
food on the table and to help me pay bills. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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I am a lawyer who tries to help people get disability. You left the
above message on my website. If "you all" means "you lawyers," I guess
you are sort of right; if we were really good, people like your husband
would not be put in such horrible dilemmas. I know no lawyer smart
enough to ensure that people like him do not either suffer at work, or
else wait long periods for benefits. But there are some things that you
can do to get out of the very difficult situation you are in; you might
start by reading stuff on my website, and maybe sit down and talk to an
attorney in your area who does mostly Social Security law. Take care. |
M in the East
Unregistered guest
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 13, 2004 - 6:39 pm: |
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I
havent yet applied for SSI but I am considering it. I do not qualify
for SSD due to not having enough work quarters. I suffer from Bi Polar
disorder as well as anxiety and severe sciatica along with irritable
bowel syndrome. What should I do in preparation for filing for SSI?
Thanks,
M in the East |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
Board Administrator
Username: Admin
Post Number: 947
Registered: 5-2004
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Hard
to say. If you can somehow manage to work, it might be a good idea to
work while you can, to try to get enough quarters of coverage to
qualify.
If you cannot, you might qualify for SSI, if your family income and your resources are low enough.
Talk to a local attorney or legal aid to be sure.
Take care. |
David Wood (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 10, 2005 - 12:44 am: |
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I
was diagnosed bipolar in july 04. Treated for anxiety/depression 2yrs
previous to that. I took 3 loa's from my job during a 2yr period.I quit
my last job due to harassment/stigma regarding my bp illness. I wasn't
aware that people with bp recieved SSD/I until having read so in a
book.I am over 40yrs of age,worked consistently past 2yrs. Should I
even seriously consider pursuing disability ?I realize this form of
communication is limiting in illuminating particulars ect... |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
Board Administrator
Username: Admin
Post Number: 1012
Registered: 5-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 5:34 am: |
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Right;
thanks for realizing my limited ability to be helpful. If you are
working but suffering, I suggest that you talk to an attorney who
handles a lot of these cases before you have to quit work; be sure you
gather all of your benefit booklets before you go talk to him or her. |
Anonymous
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I
am a 41 year male from Louisville KY, no college. I was diagnosed with
Crohn’s Disease and Anemia in 1991, I still go to the doctor regularly.
I’m still taking the same medication since 1991 although I have tried
different types of medicine. I was able to work until June 2004, I
believe the only reason I held on to these jobs so long is because the
two jobs that I did have, my bosses were friends or relatives. I had to
take a lot of days off do to my illness.
So my symptoms
(going to the bathroom about 10 or more times a day at 20 minutes or
more at a time, abdomen pain, very pale) got worse where I couldn’t
work any longer. I was a computer programmer and network administrator,
I just couldn’t concentrate on my work as I once did.
I
applied for SSI and SSD on April 2004. I sent them my medical records,
told SSA what I could and couldn’t do, etc… In October 2004 SSA sent me
to one of there doctors for an examination, the same month I was
receiving presumptive disability payments and health insurance. I heard
this was good news that I was receiving presumptive disability
payments, and that my chances were good at receiving SSD.
Nope,
December 2004 I got turned down and they stopped presumptive disability
payments and my health insurance. So I appealed in January 2005 and
still waiting on a decision. The last I heard anything about my case
was a letter from the examiner in March 2005 saying they were working
on my case.
I have no Attorney at this time.
What should I do while waiting on a decision.
Should I get an attorney now or wait for the SSA decision?
I have no health insurance to get my check-ups, is it possible to get insurance while waiting for a decision?
Also how does back pay work? Does it start when I applied in April 2004?
Should I keep in touch with the SSA administrator and examiner? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
Board Administrator
Username: Admin
Post Number: 1172
Registered: 5-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 29, 2005 - 6:14 am: |
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Anonymous,
Q. What should I do while waiting on a decision.
Should I get an attorney now or wait for the SSA decision?
A.
You must get a favorable decision as quickly as possible. An attorney's
charge, a percentage of the back time, is a trivial amount considering
how important that is. Also, you have already tried once on your own
and failed.
Q. I have no health insurance to get my check-ups, is it possible to get insurance while waiting for a decision?
A.
I can certainly say it is hard, but to answer your question is beyond
my area of expertise. I do suggest: Convert to COBRA at work, if it is
not too late; if you have long term at work, apply for it and some
employees will extend your health insurance; check around for free and
reduced fee clinics; try to get your doctor to charge a reduced rate;
get him to agree to see you less often.
Q. Also how does back pay work? Does it start when I applied in April 2004?
A.
For DIB, back benefits are paid starting the later of these two months:
a year before the month you applied, or 6 months after you became
disabled. For SSI, the later of the month you apply or the month you
become disabled.
Q. Should I keep in touch with the SSA administrator and examiner?
A.
Sure. Ask him what he wants, generally medical records, and go out and
get it. But in order to determine whether the medical records that you
are planning to send will help or hurt your case, and in order to
create the medical records that will help, you need an experienced
attorney. |
Summer Hanson (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
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I believe that everyone who needs SSI/SSDI should get it; however, I have found that there are a lot of people out there who are not disabled enough to get SSI/SSDI, but not well enough or able-bodied enough to work. So what happens to people who fall through that crack? What are they supposed to do? There is a program out there - Vocational Rehabilitation - that helps many people with disabilities get back to work. It has been around since the 1940s, but its not well advertised. Most people find out through word of mouth. Its worth checking out. Go to rehabworks.org and look under Consumers to find a VR office location near you. You are also welcome to email me at summerdawn2075@yahoo.com and I will try to answer any questions you may have about the program (I'm a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor). |
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