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Originally Posted by Rayandnay
That's just it Lit, take away what she said about that test, she firmly believes I have major depressive disorder, which as my attorney says, that's what we were looking for. I have been treated for depression since 1998, but kept working until 2006, because I was missing on average about 60 days a year due to my depression. So for 16 years I have been malingering.
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Obviously you were not attempting to set yourself up for SSDI benefits 16 years ago by seeking help for your depressive order.
The question the ALJ might ask is, since you've been struggling to receive SSDI benefits since 2006, did you purposefully underperform on your IQ test? If she decides that you were malingering about your IQ, she would then question if you exaggerated the severity of your depression as well.
If this is the less experienced attorney, and you haven't spoken with the senior attorney about if you need to be retested, than I encourage you to write to the senior attorney asap.