I have read a significant number of abstracts that refer to neuropathy preceeding a diagnosis of diabetes by years. Given you have pernicious anemia too, you seem to fall into a group of autoimmune disease and the neuropathy is likely an outcome of that.

I am sorry regarding your difficulty with LTD but honestly, I do not see a great deal of change in favor of claimants occuring in the near future. The system is not fair. That said, file your appeals as if you don't you lose any rights.

Disability is unfortunately now intertwined with what used to be a charitable endeavor-health care. Health care was run by charitable organizations.....it is now-a 'not for profit' that generates huge profits and some how writes off the huge salaries for top CEOs and investors---I don't know how all this corruption got started, but I saw a change in the Reagan years with HMO's.

I used to work for counties as a nurse-how many counties have nurses anymore, that go out to homes and provide care? Sure you might get a call from a county nurse if you have an STD or your kid is not in compliance with immunizations, but in general, we have no public health care system. We have no charitable health care providers. Doc in general work for insurance companies, or an umbrella company that owns both the insurer and the provider. Docs are paid to keep costs down and for 'production'. I know one doc who was 'fired' for not seeing enough patients in a day.

It seems insane we don't have universal health care, and a disability program (SSDI is almost shot too). Not to be too political, but, the current administration has borrowed away the social security funds to fund the war, and tax breaks for the rich.

The general public is not in the mood for give aways either, as few of us have not been hit by the current 'depression' (no it is not a recession). People's homes are not even worth what they bought them for....but, hey, we have corporate profits thru the roof, a war which has cost trillions, no jobs left even if you want to work.

I would be inclined if I had any money at all, to move to a small, civilized European country with social programs....(Most of them are in cold climates-then again, I am used to that).

I wish you the best but the fight is very tough on a person physically and emotionally.

I would not consider paying a lawyer by the hour, only by contingency based on your outcome. Paying an attorney by the hour is like burning your money. Your attorney has to be vested in the outcome for you to have a chance at winning.

If your current attorney is not in the fight, interview at least 5 attorneys and see what they have to say. Don't sign a contract with any one until you explore your options.