Mental Problems: Schizoaffective Diso...

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Author Message   L. Boone Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)warcraft 3 dev-ft Posted on Friday, February 20, 2004 - 11:22 pm:        Hi, My son is 23y.o. and have been out of work for almost year and a half. He has bipolar with Schizoaffective Disorder. He has a 9th grade ed. and has had 20 jobs since 18. he was in the hospital from 1995-1998. On the job he had the police called on him alot for threating people. And both the local police and the fbi. have order him for treatment.he see's and doctor and couslor ever month and applied for disability 8 months ago. they sent him to thier doctor and he said that he didn't see him working now or in the near future and that he seen no problem for him to get disability. but it been 8 months and people have told me the longer you wait the more likly a unfavorable. if it unfavorable should he appeal?   Paul McChesney (Admin) Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)warcraft 3 dev-ft Posted on Sunday, February 29, 2004 - 5:27 pm:        Mr. Boone, schizoaffective disorders can be pretty serious, sometimes. If his doctors back him up strongly he has a chance at a disability claim. In my experience, a long delay at the initial level often means that the Administration is contemplating a favorable decision. If they are thinking about allowing benefits, they think longer and harder and get more evidence. But just because they think about awarding benefits does not mean that they are going to do so. And sometimes the cause of a delay is that the file is lost. So, cross your fingers, contact the caseworker that is developing the medical evidence in your son's case (You should have gotten letters from that person by now. The letters will say "Vocational Rehabilitation" on them somewhere, and probably either "Disability Determination Service" or "Disability Determination Division." If you can't get her to move promptly, call your congressman or hire an attorney. Take care and good luck.   baiju Unregistered guest Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)warcraft 3 dev-ft Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 3:52 am:        my brother is 35 year old and having some problem..frequently he burst out for small reasons and become violent and abuse father mother and me .sometimes he tries to kill one of us because of small reasons..he passed matriculation and not doing anything..and he is not ready to any job..   Paul McChesney (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 849 Registered: 5-2004 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)warcraft 3 dev-ft Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 8:01 pm:        Baiju, I guess you should talk to an doctor about him; maybe Mental Health, and maybe a local attorney about a possible disability claim.   B. Pauley Unregistered guest Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)warcraft 3 dev-ft Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 6:36 pm:        I have bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder and OCD. I have been fired from one job in the past for erratic behavior and poor performance. I think that I will soon be fired from my current job. By the way, I disclosed at both jobs that I had bipolar disorder, but I didn't mention the co-morbid disorders. At age 42, as my condition worsens I need to know my options. For a single person with no children and no frills, could I live on disability? How much does it provide each month?   Paul McChesney (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 969 Registered: 5-2004 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)warcraft 3 dev-ft Posted on Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 7:19 am:        Q. I need to know my options. A. 1. File a claim. 2. Keep struggling to work; for a bipolar that often means going through a lot of jobs. 3. Both. This is your best option. While you are out of work, file, and then go back to work but keep your claim going, too. There are details elsewhere on this site about how to do that. Q. For a single person with no children and no frills, could I live on disability? A. The exact answer is, "yes," but you might not like the lifestyle. Depending on how much you have worked, your benefit amount could be anywhere from $580 per month to $1,500. A bigger problem is that, if you file and do not have long term disability insurance, your income could be $0 while you are appealing. Q. How much does it provide each month? A. If you live alone and have no significant resources, anywhere from $580 to $1,500 or so. Find out how much for you by going to www.ssa.com and asking for your earnings record. Take care.   Tess (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)warcraft 3 dev-ft Posted on Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 8:52 am:        I have a 15 yr old son dx with Bi-Polar, Auditory Processing disorder and LD since 2000. He continues to struggle in school and will have to repeat all his 9th grade classes due to poor performance and behavioral problems, despite getting assistance from resource teachers. I am worried that he may not be a productive adult and am considering applying for SSI for him so he at least has something to fall back on and can hopefully take advantage of training/educational programs offered after high school. As he has been under medical care for at least 4 1/2 years now, what are the chances that he would qaulify for benefits?   Paul McChesney (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 1155 Registered: 5-2004 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)warcraft 3 dev-ft Posted on Monday, March 20, 2006 - 5:08 am:        It is very difficult to say. It is less the specific diagnoses and more the severity of the problem that controls the outcome of the case. The best way to get a feel for your chances are to gather your school and medical records and show them to a lawyer who does this sort of work.   Anonymous   Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)warcraft 3 dev-ft Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 1:51 am:        Hello There- I have Bipolar 2 disorder, and my claim for SSD or Social Security Disability was approved in 2004. My claim was approved after seven hospitalizations over the course of 2 years, multiple suicide attempts, and 5 treatments of ECT or Electro Convulsion Treatment. My wife started a small home-based business last year, aside from here 9-5 job, as a teacher. I'm now feeling "Good Enough", to work maybe part-time for my wife. She consulted with her CPA who said he would issue me a check once I begin working for her...."Can't Wait".   Anonymous   Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)warcraft 3 dev-ft Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 2:05 am:        I'm hoping I can work around 20 hours a week, in which my wife will pay me $15.00 an hour. The $15.00 an hour @ 20 hours a week will put me over the I believe $860.00 allowed so I can get off SSD..."YEAH" I have bachelors in Interpersonal Communications; however can no longer work a traditional 9-5 job. Or "Bankers Hours" This is my opportunity to get off the system, which I have been dependent on for the last two years.   Anonymous   Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!)warcraft 3 dev-ft Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 2:07 am:        I have totaly depleted all my savings which include my 401-K, Roth IRAs etc...can't live on $800.00 a month..nor do I want to spend the rest of my life on Disability. My wife plans on going down to our local SSA office with me, as I was told to do after calling the 1-800 number you have posted on this site. Have you heard of a situation similar to mine, in which an indvidual is going to make an attempt to get off disability while employed by their spouce?

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