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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Vermont/South Carolina
Posts: 10
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Vermont/South Carolina
Posts: 10
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Originally Posted by Dew58
What was the reason for denial? May I ask your age?
I applied for SSDI one time, had 2 plus years of medical records, and letters from PCP, PM doc, and Psychologist. 10 weeks later I was approved.
My atty. told me not to bother with the SSDI application, as I would have to be in a coma to be granted SSDI;he has a cynical sense of humor.
I filled the application out on my own..he is kicking himself for not assisting me.. atty.got 0% on the SSDI backpay!
Hang in there,
Dew  |
I had VERY MUCH the same experience, have graduated from SSI to SSDI as I went back to work 3x!!! I found that I NEVER had ANY trouble getting my benefits BACK once I "blew out" again! I would just ask for an "Expedited Application" and it would be weeks, MONTHS or YEARS before my benefits were going again!
I NEVER USED A LAWYER, CASE-MANAGER or ADVOCATE of any kind in the SS Application Process. I never was denied. I firmly believe this has MUCH to do with the way that people describe their symptoms. KEEP IN MIND when asked if you can DO a certain TASK, LIFT a certain amount of WEIGHT, STAND or SIT for particular lengths of time -- you MUST refer to your LEAST FUNCTIONAL part of the DAY!!! AND when you are asked "What is a typical bad day like?" or "What is a typical good day like?", IMAGINE the VERY WORST PARTS of your day!!! DESCRIBE that!
Otherwise, MOST people tend to want to make themselves look GOOD, PRODUCTIVE -- and like they can do MORE than they actually CAN!!! Many people feel just too much SHAME to say "I can't go to the bathroom by myself"; "I am prone and immobilized with pain 20 hours a day. The rest of the time I am sleeping"; OR "I have not seen my new Grandson since he was born. I can no longer drive myself. My Grandson is 6 mos old!"
The Examiners are LOOKING for a GREAT level of DYSFUNCTION (regardless of diagnosis), that renders us incapable of participating in LIFE!!!
My benefit is 50% for Bi-Polar Disorder and I had this type of success -- with a Psychiatrist who refused to say I was "Disabled", as he thought it was bad for my Self-Esteem. After spending MONTHS in Dartmouth Hitchcock's Psych Ward, WHAT Self-Esteem?!? LOL!!!  The other issues are related to a Degenerative Spinal Disorder.
To get benefits back THAT time, I had to go to the STATE'S EXPERT (since mine wasn't cooperating). I just followed my OWN rules, answered the questions HONESTLY -- and had NO PROBLEM getting benefits back!
I am glad I went back to work like I did. It MORE than DOUBLED my benefits!!! Also, any "wondering" I had about exactly "how disabled am I" were FULLY answered!
Mia
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