SnowWhite,

Is your husband applying for disability at his job or through Social Security ?

SSDI usually requires a year off work before they will approve a claim. They have a few exceptions but I don't think your husband fits any exception. If the attorney is an SSDI attorney, he does not sound very good.

Often, the denial is because the reviewer thinks there is still time for the applicant to recover and return to work.

It appears the primary reason he would qualify for SSDI is his inability to maintain "Pace and Persistence." This means he can not tolerate the stresses of the job. He can not work a reasonable shift. He can not tolerate the work atmosphere. And such. It sounds like he is struggling with rigidity of thought. This is why he crashes when the schedule changes or is interrupted.

Pace and Persistence is an actual term used in the SSDI Blue book.

btw, The vast majority of SSDI applications are automatically denied the first time and many of those are still denied the second time. Attorneys bank on this so the back pay piles up. They get 25% of back pay up to a maximum of $6000. They like to maximize their fee.