Originally Posted by michaelp

Hey guys and gals. I have read many different posts on here and thought I would jump in and say hi, and tell my story. Sooo.
I got a fully favorable decision on March 31, 2011. The "official" date is April 7, 2011. Was told I would receive benefits for 21 months (back-pay) YAY!! I had applied for SSI and SSDI at same time. Everything seemed to happen very fast in the first month after approval. SSI was knocked out quickly. Was approved for it for the whole 21 months, but the SSDI cancelled it out because the amount was higher and I wouldn't be receiving any SSI from here on out. Although they did send me one month of back-pay for SSI about 2 weeks after I received my first regular payment for SSDI. I received my first SSDI payment on May 3 which I was happy to get so quickly. So in less than a month I was receiving benefits. I have gotten several letters from them telling me how much they were taking out to pay arrears in child support, the exact amount they are holding for my lawyer, and all they had to do now is figure how much I was owed. Which I figured it out in less than a minute. LOL I have gotten my second month of pay, minus the child support just like the first one. I then receive a letter saying they would also be withholding $115 for medicare each month. (I will be applying for medicaid to stop that) All that is left is to get my back-pay.
I call them once a week to check the status of my back-pay and they always tell me something different, but most say it is in Baltimore for processing. I called the local office 2 days ago and finally get someone who seems to know what is going on. She says that my case isn't going to hit a desk in processing til June 23rd and if I hear nothing within 45 days of that to call her back. The very next day they called me (BLEW MY MIND). Apparently the judge said I needed someone to help manage my funds and pay my bills. After talking to the lady and her calling my dad, she calls me back and says she sees no reason that I would need someone to be my trustee or whatever it is called and that she was going to send it on through. I asked her if this is what has been holding up my back-pay and she said yes. Why didn't they call me sooner and get this straightened out? She said it should be soon that I get my back-pay once she sends that stuff through. Should I put any stock in what she said?