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Kandie
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 14, 2004 - 9:31 pm: | 
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Dear Paul,
I was wanting to ask, if you are approved for SSDI for Chronic pain syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and a effective disorder,
They say I'm up for review in 2006,
What are the steps I need to take as far as Dr's so I will not lose my benefits.
I haven't been able to work for 4 years now,due to my condition a single parent, low income. With the help of a friend, I have been seeing my family physcian monthly, but it has been very difficult to make it to my weekly psychiatrist appointments due to not enough income to pay for the extra gas,Alsothe pain is so bad at time that i have to cancelthe appointments.
I do have the support of my Dr, should I have him note it that I'm not able to go to weekly appointments?. I have tryed to get help from the state and have called disabilty, but they tell me the location that I live they have no help.
I'm so scared that I will lose my benefits for not making it to the psychiatrist weekly. I'm hoping you can give me some advise,It has taken me 3 years to finally get approved, & I can't afford a attorney.
Thank
you so much for your time
Kandie |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Post Number: 893
Registered: 5-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 19, 2004 - 5:17 pm: |
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Kandie, you just about answered your own question. If you will pretend you are the judge, and someone comes in front of you and says, "I am disabled, but it was a lot of trouble to get to the doctor, so I haven't been in the last 2 years," what would you think?
It is true that some disabled people don't go to a doctor, but most disabled people will, and most judges will assume that you are not if you don't go.
How often? If you made me say, I would say that roughly, monthly is ideal; more than that is unnecessary; and every three months is barely adequate.
And, later, when asked, the doc better say you are disabled. |
Henry G. (Unregistered Guest)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 11:16 pm: |
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So apparently, once you are receiving benefits, the burden of proof is on the SSA to show that your condition has improved (upon a full-scale CDR). Yet in practice, the burden of proof is on you to demonstrate that your condition is still disabling (through medical records, etc.) This isn't really fair---that the SSA gets to ignore their own regulations. |
Henry G. (Unregistered Guest)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 11:16 pm: |
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What is particularly unfair how people with mental disorders cannot afford a psychiatrist because they might only get to see a g.p. who prescribes the psychiatric meds(because of the inability to see mental health due to budget cuts). If you have SSI only, you don't get Medicare. And if you have SSDI that comes with Medicare, Medicare only pays 50% of mental health visits. And in some communities, it is hard to find a psychiatrist who will accept new patients. If you are a beneficiary with a severe mental impairment, it may be difficult and unstabling to move to a new community, aware from one's family and support system. |
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