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04-12-2010, 09:09 PM | #1 | ||
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I am 48 with bad foot pain,take 3,200mg's of Gabapentin and am a type II diabetic.
Left home at 17 and wandered aimlessly,hitch-hiking and homeless....confused. I have not tried to apply for SSI because i have read i have not paid enough in to recieve disability. Due to being homeless i may also have mental problems,am not working and haven't for 12 years now,not sure why?My wife pretty much supports me working at Wal Mart Sad,i know..........any suggestions how i may recieve SSI? Cannot wear shoes more than 2 hours,kills my feet |
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04-12-2010, 09:57 PM | #2 | ||
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Best solution? APPLY! Fill out all the forms. Completely. Thoroughly. Before the end of April 2010. Start today. You may be denied. Your neuropathy may be serious enough for you to be found disabled. But your wife's money will always matter as long as you live together or she gives you money. Start with the Social Security Administration. Call 1-800-772-1213 and get an appointment. Complete an online disability report at socialsecurity.gov. Since you have a prescription, you must have some treating medical source. The more evidence you have the better, but it is possible to be approved with minimum evidence when you have a severe problem. Or you may be denied. At least you will have an answer. Apply. If you are denied, consider getting a representative and file an appeal. You have already lost potential months of payment because you have not applied. Waiting longer means losing more potential months of payment. |
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04-14-2010, 05:28 AM | #3 | ||
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Thx for the advice. I have never received "free cheese", but now i am getting concerned enough |
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04-14-2010, 11:56 AM | #4 | ||
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Here are the requirements for SSI, I would call my local office not the 1-800 # because they don't know all the programs your state has to offer. There are a lot of states that offer medicaid, food stamps and temporary income. You may want to make an appointment and go down there. They can tell you what you do or do not qualify for.
http://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-eligibility-ussi.htm |
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04-14-2010, 04:05 PM | #5 | ||
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Not sure if this applies to every state or not. But someone I know won and got their backpay. Now Indiana is going after most if not all of it. For paying back food stamps, a surgery that the State of Indiana paid for their daughter and items such as this. Is this normal?
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04-14-2010, 04:21 PM | #6 | ||
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