There are different types of WC docs, at least in the state I live in. Some truly are paid by WC and that is there full time jobs. Others, have practices where a percentage of their client base are WC patients and they accept payment from WC companies. The latter often realize the games WC plays and struggle to get treatment and meds authorised for their patients. As WC laws have become even less patient friendly, some have stopped accepting WC patients.

I disagree that medical providers are the place to get help with a SSDI application. Very few understand the complexities of the system and assume that if they say a patient is disabled and can't work that this will help them be approved. In the OP's case, she will like be approved due the GRID Rules in the first stage if she does a thorough job preparing her application, since her impairment should be considered severe and due to her age. The SSDI process is a medical/legal evaluation.