It depends why you did a horrible job at testifying (and you may have been better than you think). If you think you did a horrible job because of pain, pain medications or mental issues you're fine. I always tell people that if they're having a terrible day, the judge can see what a terrible day is like. If you're having a good day, you can tell the judge about your bad days. Also, some judges are friendlier than others. Just because a judge is short with you or you don't think was listening, it doesn't actually mean anything. The judges tend to rely on the medical records quite a bit anyway. If your testimony really did hurt your case that the medical records would otherwise support, you can appeal your case.
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Originally Posted by finz
Is brain fog/difficulty concentrating due to pain/meds/etc one of the reasons that you are applying for ssdi ? Maybe your 'mistakes' could help your case.
Did you have a lawyer with you ? How did they think it went ?
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