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FaithS · 07-19-2008, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cferro514

The SSA 3373 BK, and SSA 3380 BK forms are sent by the state agency not your local office, so they are not found at the SSA site.

You should use the form with the latest date.
http://www.legisit.com/downloads.asp
http://www.disabilitydoc.com/disabil...ication-forms/

I do not think you understand SSA definition of disability. You medical symptoms have to be severe and meet or equal a listing from the impairment. You have to be sick enough not to do sedentary work (eg) playing a piano is a sit down activity.
http://www.ssa.gov/disability/profes...ltListings.htm

You only "volunteer" job should be making sure SSA gets your medical records.

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