Hey Ya'll, haven't posted much here but I apologize if this one is long....but I need some advice. Some background...My wife, Karen, who i met in '99 has RSD Degenerative Disc, PTSD, OCD, bi-polar,and ughhh...I think that's all. Anyway, she was goin' through disability hearings when i met her. She was assaulted in '95; the reason for her injuries. She was also in remission, something I have not heard much about when it concerns RSD. She was denied every time....and all her appeals were exhausted. There was some drug activity in her past which kept her from being approved, i believe. Since that time, she has been clean and sober. Her lawyer at the time told her that it was all over and she couldn't ever apply again. SSDI was also denied because I was making too much money at the time. I figured that we wouldn't need it,....that I would be able to take care of her. All the while, the MONSTER PROGRESSED to unbelievable horrors of which most of you know.
Now I've been laid off, like a lot of folks, and that check sure would come in handy, not to mention the health care insurance. Recently, we've contacted our local congressman and asked if he could do anything. Was wondering if ya'll have ever heard about a final denial decision being overturned, 'cause that's what we are, in effect, asking for. All of our friends, neighbors, and anybody we can think of have been writing letters to their representatives describing her predicament and asking for their help. She has gone full-body and is pretty much bed-ridden. All her doctors say that she is completely disabled and most people can't believe that she is denied this benefit.
What can we do? Thank you all so much for taking time to read my post and god bless and good luck to ya'lll........Graig