Back to basics. “All of her appeals were exhausted”? Did she take her case to the U.S. Supreme Court? If not, all of her appeals were not exhausted.

Sounds like the lawyer realized she did not have a case. Drugs can be considered a disabling condition & were not the reason for her denial. The reason she was denied was because her condition did not meet the SSA definition of disability - at that time!

Each of the conditions you list can be conditions & require ongoing treatment to be somewhat controlled. The fact that she DID NOT meet the SSA definition of disability does not mean she does not meet it today. Make a new application. Onset will have to be after the last Administrative Law Judge, or Appeals Council, or Supreme Court decision or the date her condition became worse – whichever is later.

Forget about your Senator/Representative. S/he will write a letter to the disability determination office expressing his/her interest & that is the end of it until a determination is made & a letter is sent to him/her.

Do not have her doctors write a letter stating she is disabled – it means nothing. Have her treating doctors write a letter (with accompanying treatment records) listing her medical conditions and what limits these conditions place on her ability to function.

Good luck