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Originally Posted by echoes long ago
actually they do put a label on your illness. there are codes on the review forms you fill out that specify what you are approved for. Also if you go for a hearing the alj is very specific about what you are approved for and the reasoning behind it.
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Apparently things have changed.
20+ yrs ago when I got disability, my lawyer made the point that it was not an illness that was defined,it was the ability or inability to to perform tasks. The reason I remember so clearly is because I did have a hearing and the atty reminded me of that fact before we went into the hearing.
Perhaps there are codes that were used by the system to identify a specific disease or illness but it never showed up on any of my paperwork.
D.