Wish I could offer you some info but my contacts with SS for disability was limited so far to sitting forever in their office just to hand them some medical records, and once I talked with them on the phone when they told me they had not received the records from one of my doctors. I filed online and only had contact as I mentioned. After I was denied and prior to filing an appeal, I tried to call them and that went nowhere for me. I was repeatedly transferred to the voice mail of a specific person that never did return my calls. That was when I hired a disability attorney. I now let him deal with them since they have ignored me.

I hope your interview goes well and am sorry that I can not shed any light on that matter for you. There are several people here on Neurotalk that are well versed in matters of dealing with SS. I think the amount of help and cooperation one receives from SS personnel depends on where you live. The people in my location are horrid and mean. I sat for hours just to hand them something as they had removed the drop box for fear someone would put an explosive device in it. Seeing how the people are treated here, I guess they would worry about that. I am sure most of their offices are much better or at least I hope so. I just live in the wrong part of the country I guess.