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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Georgia
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Georgia
Posts: 905
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Hello Janke :)
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Originally Posted by Janke
So, do you think the Congressperson pulled some strings or put pressure on the local DDS to approve your case or did you have stronger evidence? It is somewhat bothersome to me that anyone thinks that any Congressperson would influence an SSA decision. Had the Congressperson's office read your medical records or did they only know what you told them?
I think that you must have had better or more convincing evidence on the reconsideration or a second employee saw something that the prior employee didn't see. Hard to say from afar. You could probably obtain a copy of your electronic folder (for purposes of being ready for a CDR so it doesn't cost you anything) and see for yourself.
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My understanding is that Congresspeople and other elected officials work on cases like mine everyday. I had to sign a release for them so they did see my records. I couldn't even get my caseworker to call me back until I got them involved.
I have severe small fiber neuropathy from diabetes/chemo treatments. My skin biopsy showed results of 0.06 and 0.0 for the 2 punches I had.....that labs scales are from 0 to 15. I have zero A and C fibers left in both feet.
I had the following:
Biopsy report
Letters from my immediate family and former co-workers
A letter from my GYN of 25 years (no other dr would write a letter for me)
Office notes from PCP, onco, foot and ankle dr and neuro
And that's about it except for the forms SS required be filled out.
I decided to explain the above to you in hopes that it might help someone else.
Why would you not use any means available to get assistance ? I didn't want this to happen to me......I just went thru a year of pure hell to come out on the other side with a condition that I will have for the rest of my life. I was the Assistant Director of a Claims Dept that I actually created for 26 years. And making very good money. I was laid off, a month later a hysterectomy, 2 weeks after that I found out I had a rare uterine cancer and the chemo (taxol/carbo) treatments started in Dec and ended this past March.....exactly a month later I could not walk and my journey began to find out what was wrong with me.
I hope I've explained myself adequately enough for you. No bribes were given, nothing shady going on.
I would suggest that anyone that is having trouble with their disability claim get their local Congressman involved.
Debi from Georgia
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