How soon you are approved depends upon how obvious MG is and how badly you are doing. They also look at other factors, such as any other diseases or injuries you may have.

You need to be very thorough in the forms they send you to fill out. If a disease interferes with your ability to work 8 hours per day and on successive days, chances are you will be approved (if there is good documentation from doctors and on the forms).

Making sure you have a lot of medical documentation of how bad you are (neuro letter, proof of MG, breathing issues, etc.) will help. This IS a legal process, so you have to approach it that way. We need to "prove" we have MG and that it adversely effects us every day. I know, that sounds stupid. Of course MG does that. But don't forget that these are laymen who will be reviewing these forms and don't know anything about MG.

I went through two denials and then was approved in court during the hearing. They purposefully deny patients SSDI in the first two rounds. But, as 4eyes said, that doesn't happen with everyone.

I hope that if you apply, you will be thorough, get your doctors involved in documentation, and be approved quickly!

Annie