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Originally Posted by LIT LOVE
Dean, the problem that's going to come up is that you were capable of working as a PE teacher within the last year, which is a much more physically demanding job than sitting behind a desk. Since your BP was also a factor in why you were unable to continue working, that also will make such a claim appear less credible.
^^^I don't understand you BP link/comment. Could you please explain it more? To me, it is not that complicated. My BP is most commonly triggered by stress. As the stress of my life events and illness grew increasingly worse... the kindling was lite on my BP mind. BTW, I am BP2, not BP1. There is a world of difference between the two.
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Your narrative it is that you went out on FMLA leave due to your PN and to a lesser extent your mental health. Yet, you had your FMLA paperwork filled out by your psychiatrist. You were on probation at work for a year and a half, also related to your mental health, and had an earlier history of utilizing FMLA for mental health reasons, again having your psychiatrist write your FMLA paperwork.
Why does this matter?
Both conditions can separately be a cause for SSDI. And certainly, having both conditions can complicate things and make it even more difficult to work.
All impairments will need to be documented extensively. The limitations and restrictions caused by both need to be documented. The potential for improvement, or not, needs to be documented by an appropriate doctor--a neurologist with extensive experience with SFN for example.
You did well in the past when you underwent intensive outpatient mental health treatment. I've suggested going to therapy once a week generally seems to be the minimum (most) successful SSDI claimants attend. --If you need to go three times a week for success, than that's what SS will expect. The point is you can't get the benefit of claiming mental health impairments are contributing to your inability to work if you don't have adequate documentation of current treatment.
Rereading some of your earlier posts, you have in a few places stated conversations you had with your brother as if he were one of your doctors. While his opinion may be 100% valid, you must keep in mind that what ANY doctor tells you verbally, doesn't matter in relation to your SSDI claim. SS will only consider what your treating docs have documented in your records.
People commonly want to apply logic to the SSDI process. You must remember that this is a medical/
legal evaluation and that you must prove all your claims through medical documentation. Thinking you can explain things to an ALJ isn't really how the process works.
When I asked about the parking placard you stated it's not needed in your small town. But, don't you attend medical appointments at KU? Perhaps this is just an unwillingness to accept your new limitations, I don't know. An ALJ could very well question your credibility when your narrative seems inconsistent with your choices.