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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Kansas
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Location: Kansas
Posts: 971
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Anybody else have comments or exper. related to volunteering while applying for SSDI?
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Originally Posted by cferro514
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My husband and I have both filled out similar forms, from Disablity Determination Services in Kansas.
I understand that doing sedentary work for a period of time that, if paid, could be determined to be substantial, gainful employment could be a potential problem.
However, I am currently doing sedentary work for 3 hours a week. That still doesn't strike me as something that should jeopardize my claim, as it does not even come close to being substantial, gainful employment.
If you believe that I do not explain the SSDI definition of disability, please explain it to me in a way that I will understand. My medical symptoms are severe and they do meet an SSDI listing. I have doctors who will back this up. It appears that you might be making assumptions that this is not true, without having any information.
I'd be interested in seeing where you get your information, that it could jeopardize a claim. Do you have a link for that? And possibly, personal experience or anecdotes as well?
I've decided not to pursue paid employment during my application process, even though the disability firm that we contacted said it would be OK, as long as I don't get too closde to the $960 per month. I also don't know if anyone would even hire me for 2-3 hours per day, especially if they knew how my flares affect my work attendance record.
But, again, I can't see that volunteer work, for limited blocks of time, would be too much of a risk. If I were volunteering 6-8 hours per day, that would be different.
Anybody else have comments or experience related to volunteering while applying for SSDI?
~ Faith
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aka MamaBug
Symptoms since 01/2002; Dx with MS: 10/2003; Back in limbo, then re-dx w/ MS: 07/2008
Betaseron 11/2003-08/2008; Copaxone 09/2008-present
Began receiving SSDI 11/2008
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