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Originally Posted by luie
Hello to all...This is the first time I've ever been in a chat room. To make a long story short I went through a very intense battle with colorectal cancer which left me unable to work due to the surgery. I went through the disability process and jumped through all the hoops, was turned down, got an attorney,went before the ALJ and was awarded only a fixed period of disability.For 2 years. After waiting for 2 years I'm just happy to get what I did.My problem,however is that it's been 7 months since I was awarded this money.In that time I've gotten letters make no sense.I even got awarded SSI and was then told that it was a mistake. The people at Social Securtiy keep saying "we're working on it. Have patience". In the mean time I'm existing on food stamps and the goodness of friends.Not to be complaining though as I'm glad to be alive but I'm wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience.I'm not sure what to do and my attorney says his involvement stopped at getting me the award.I live in a VERY small town in northern California and it is very isolated.I don't know if it's that or if the Social Security System is just inept. Any feedback would help me. Thanks
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Seven months after a favorable ALJ decision is not a reasonable time frame. I will tell you that closed periods are often more complicated to adjudicate and since there is SSI involvement, there is probably a windfall offset. You need to talk to two people in your local office; the SSI windfall offset specialist and the SSDI supervisor. They may be able to figure out where the logjam is and take the appropriate action.
Have you filed a new claim since you are still not working? Did you appeal the closed period? Did you do both? Nothing to stop you from reapplying.