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Originally Posted by Always_Believe
Thank you for those suggestions! I think I have gotten so focused on being able to put my house in order, I didn't think of doing a 'mock job' so to speak.
It is a sit down position, so hopefully they can accommodate frequent stretches and the ability to keep my leg elevated if need be. The recruiter said they occasionally have weekend hours that are completed remotely from home. If they can do that for the weekends, maybe I can show them I am valuable enough to work remotely either full-time or at least half of the 40 hours.
I think a big hesitation for me is the inability to do therapy...in particular-pool therapy. Although this may be something I can do indefinitely and not need to get rehabbed enough to provide patient care.
My state does have reconsideration. This aspect of the SSDI stuff confuses the helloutta me. Does a request for reconsideration usually go to ALJ before any indication of approval/denial?
Meh. I guess I don't put too much into the SSDI because I would rather be doing what I have always been meant to do and I'm concentrating on getting rehabbed enough to do so.
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Reconsideration has nothing to do with the ALJ. A new adjudicator will review your entire case file and decide if you qualify or not. Approvals are only 1/10 at Reconsideration. If you are denied at this level, than your attorney will request for you to have an ALJ hearing.
As a rule, it's better to determine if you're capable of working before applying for SSDI. It's best to have gone through enough medical care, including rehab, to determine that you are incapable of performing any job at the SGA level, because you won't be approved without meeting that standard. Undergoing something like a Functional Capacity Evaluation (which Voc Rehab will likely have a version of) will help determine how long you can sit, stand and walk for.
If you spend the vast majority of time bed ridden, it's probably unrealistic to think you can manage a job at this point. If you can manage going out to run errands a few hours a day, that would show some hope you can mange a pt job in an office. Maybe you aren't currently capable, but could be after pool therapy. Or maybe you will ultimately need to accept you're not capable of working regardless of what you want.
You might want to read through some of Catra's older posts on how she fought to keep her job.