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Old 07-26-2010, 02:18 PM #21
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SM08--I am so sorry you are being shoved around thru this whole thing. I can't stand those SSDI people that we talk to--I never ever ever get the same answer twice. Everyone give me a diff answer to my question.

Colby, I hope you gott your 1st pmt! Did you get your backpay? I am so sorry I forget and I am far too lazy to look back at the posts.

I am so full of anxiety today it is making me ill. My husband is on workers comp due to an injury last June. He got fired in December because this was not his first injury...he went to his union and went to arbitration and lost. He is still entitled to WC. His foot is not getting better and I am so afraid they are going to tell him to go pee up a rope soon and he will have no income. I have no idea if he will be able to get Unemployment due to the gap. He is a truck driver and I don't know if truck drivers are in demand at this time..I doubt it as nothing is in demand at this time. Well, I guess all will turn out good in the end...everything always does. God has never let me down so far.
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Old 07-26-2010, 04:18 PM #22
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oh sorry to hear you are getting the run around too. I call once a week. I received my backpay without any explanation in June but had to turn the entire check over to my Long Term Disability Provider. My Long Term Disability Provider has already cut my check to just about half of what I was living on.
I am still awaiting for my monthly ssdi check which is suppose to come the 28th of each month. I am hoping I get to keep my children's back pay which is what I am waiting on now. They said it was approved 6/7/10. All I can think about is school clothes and school supplies for my kids but so far not looking good
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Old 07-26-2010, 06:04 PM #23
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We have to be strong! for our families sake!
I called my attorney and the lady that handles the attorney's fee, said she see's nothing on their part protesting a fee, also that the fee's should not hold up my back-pay because they just hold back the 25% or $6,000 from back-pay,she asked me if I had recieved my Approval letter,shes going to send a request to the court to send another approval letter to her , then shes going to send it to SSD to again., she said to call her in 2weeks.

The local SSD office, agent, hasn't called me back either.
only othe thing I can think may be holding it up, is they're checking for any payments from state disbiltiy,workers comp.
Gosh, I feel they would have quick access to that.
I'm so stressed out from all this, if only they would send me my monthly benefits and medicare card, it would definitly help, while waiting for back-pay.
I've been waiting for 4 years for approval, now I wait more. So not right!
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Old 07-26-2010, 10:28 PM #24
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Social Security does not have quick access to worker's comp or SDI info. Through the normal request channels, it can take 5 weeks for SDI and 5 months or longer for worker's comp if they respond at all. If there is any indication that worker's comp or SDI was paid in the past (and it is part of the first set of questions asked on your initial application 2, 3, 4, 5 years ago), then that has to be verified BEFORE retroactive benefits are determined and before the fee is determined because the fee is based on retroactive benefits.

Also, if there was any SSI claim paid or even often if an SSI claim was filed, an offset computation has to be done by the local office based on information supplied by the central office, so there can be lots of going back and forth between the two and each time, there are cases in front of yours waiting for the same thing.

I know you don't want to hear this, but you should be able to see that there are two main reasons that payment of a claim, especially one that has so much retroactivity, takes so long. One reason is that the payment data systems are both complex and a bit archiac. Second, is that at every step along the way, there are other claimants who have been in that line as long or longer than you.

It is reasonable to expect first check 30-60 days after a favorable decision, and retroactive benefits 60-90 days after the decision. A written decision is important, but it is just a piece of paper issued by the hearings office. The operations part of SSA (field office and payment centers) don't start on their part of the processing until AFTER the written decision.

Employees have varying levels of expertise so when you call the 800# you may get a teleservice rep or sometimes a payment center benefit authorizer who is pulled from paying claims to answering phones. When you go into your local office, you may get a service rep or you may get a technical expert who is pulled from paying claims to helping take care of everyone who walked in the door. So, unfortunately, you can get somewhat different answers depending upon the knowledge base of the employee you are speaking to.

Not what you all want to hear, I know. I'll stay out of the rest of the discussion. There does seem to be a band of buddies here.
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Janke, I woud like to thank you for responding, you have great knowledge. I'm glad we can all share our experiences here. I only asked Cblue and Colby because it seems we were approved around the same time.

I appreaciate your advise,your very helpfull. Please continue. We are not a band of buddies, I just wanna give everyone a gentle hug.

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Janke, thank you so much! I think I speak for all of us when I say your advise is much appreciated!
I am happy to know now the possible reasons my backpay is held up....And now I understand why I get so many different answers.

Question: I appled for SSI way back when I applied for SSDI, but I was denied. Would that hold up my backpay?

Did you work for SSDI? Do you get SSI? You are very knowledgable.

Again, thank you!

Hang in there Colbey and SM08! I am so glad we are in it together!
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Hey ! I thought we were a band of buddies! Ha ha!

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Janke, I woud like to thank you for responding, you have great knowledge. I'm glad we can all share our experiences here. I only asked Cblue and Colby because it seems we were approved around the same time.

I appreaciate your advise,your very helpfull. Please continue. We are not a band of buddies, I just wanna give everyone a gentle hug.

Thanks
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I feel we all here are a band of buddies, but gosh, didn't mean to disappoint anyone. Everyone here has been very helpfull,Thanks!

Yes, I know Cblue, I worded it wrong, probably still saying it wrong. I hope Y'all know what I'm trying to say.

Still waitng on everything, no answers, aagh!
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Janke, thank you so much! I think I speak for all of us when I say your advise is much appreciated!
I am happy to know now the possible reasons my backpay is held up....And now I understand why I get so many different answers.

Question: I appled for SSI way back when I applied for SSDI, but I was denied. Would that hold up my backpay?

Did you work for SSDI? Do you get SSI? You are very knowledgable.

Again, thank you!

Hang in there Colbey and SM08! I am so glad we are in it together!
You're welcome

Maybe. It is possible. There is an input that may need to be done by your local office.

Yes. No.

You're welcome again.
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Made my weekly call to SSDI. The lady was super nice. They put it on a priority ... priority..I dunno..thing, since it has been past 60 days. She was so nice, totally sympathetic. So she says it is still at the paymt processing center and has not been released. She says maybe next week sometime. It is not a huge deal right now, but when my 20% bills come in for all my dr stuff.

I hope you ugys have a great weekend!
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