I just reveived a letter concerning my reconsideration and it says I am still not elegeble for SSD. January 31, 2012, I saw a Board certified occupational & enviromental DR who specializes in the Evaluation of Disability and imparement ratings. After a 2 hour examination and a 19 page report involving all my previous surgeries which include bilateral shoulder replacements, ( 3 surgeries) the last shoulder surgery involved nerve damage from the operation, 3 back surgeries, an MRI report that shows 3 herniated discs, 4 protruding discs, neural foramina stenosis at 4 levels, sciatica, facet arthropathy, loss of disc space at L5-S1, L4-5 and bone spurs. I have a PPI rating of 65%. When I saw my personal physician on Feb 29 2012 I asked him if he had heard from my attorney yet. He told me no and that he had been waiting to hear from him via letter or phone because he had read the report from the other DR and is in total aggreance with his entire report. I just talked with my attorney's secretary this past Friday 3-9-12 and told her my DR was waiting to hear from them and she said she would get a letter to him ASAP. After reading the letter further its shows that they never received the 19 page report OR the report from the EMG test OR the fact that I have been taking medication and counciling for depression since January 2012. I called and left a message with my attorney stating that I am outrged and demand some explination from him first thing Mon a.m. This could of ended at this reconsideration level if he would have sent ALL the proper documentation like he was supposed to. NOW I have to go to the AL judge to prove my case and I'm stuck with this worthless laywer. I heard if I fire him now it could cost me a lot of money which I dont have. What should I do????

Hello...... there has been 84 people view this and not 1 person has any advise for me?? I thought I could get some kind of support from this community with some past experiences or something. Can anyone give me some advise PLEASE??

Ill give you some advice that you'll probably not like but as the saying goes "stand in Line". SSA doesnt have to follow our reasoning or your Dr.'s for that matter to approve you. In THEIRE eyes yours is as important as the other 1 million. Just be patient and your best chance is at the ALJ level.

Many of the "views" are from Google searches. Just be patient and others will most likely come along shortly with their advice and opinions.

Thank guys. I know i probably sound freaked out ( cause I am) but I DO appreciate your support. I guess I have to play the waiting game. I am going to ask my so-called attorney if he will release me before I proceed to the ALJ by offering him 500-1000 to release me so I can get a competent attorney. Thank you everyone

Have you contacted another lawyer? If you can prove ioncompetency then there shouldn't be an issue. I would report the lawyer to the bar association specifying your complaint. I don't know about lawyer fees. I thought they had to split the fee. You can only be charged a certain amount by law, regardless of how many layers are involved ( I think).

I would try threatening the lawyer and see if they would drop the case. (Just an idea). On the bright side 72% of people are approved at the hearing level.

Good luck!

Did you get some kind of response? I did tap to you but never heard if you were able to get some help with SSD. I thought of you yesterday, I had gotten a post about SSD saying the system isn't in trouble. I will respond today and remind them not everybody is treated fairly in this system. Evidently they were approved without much difficulity. I hope you find a paralegal, that is what I had. I am sorry you are going through this. It is an awful process to go through, even if you work your whole life. I will be here to listen to you anytime. If you lived in my area, I would recommend my paralegal, who was kind, considerate, and worked tiredlessly for the whole time it took to get my SSD. Take care, ginnie

OK You guys arent going to believe this. So i go to my attorney and tell them how displeased I was and I asked for a release. After a long talk we called the SSD office to see what happened to the critical documents that SSD said they never recieved. After talking with them, we found out that they DID recieve the documents and they decided to NOT use them in making their decision. We all looked at each other in shock! How could they do this?! So it wasn't my lawyer that dropped the ball, it was the ****ing SS office!!! Well I am keeping my lawyer and now I have a PO'd lawyer that is going to shove this right down their throats and put it in the ALJ's face. This should be illegal and I bet it is. Just shows you how crooked the system is and how all they care about is trying to save the government some money and not a persons needs

What was the date of these critical medical records? When were these exams done? What is the date of your application and your date last insured?

Do you think it is a good idea to take your anger out on a person (ALJ) who had no part in whether or not your medical records were previously considered, especially when that person will be responsible for making one of the biggest decisions that will impact the rest of your life?

I am not going to say whether or not your righteous indignation is warranted, but perhaps it should just be expressed in your lawyer's office or within the walls of your home. Why would you want to irritate the ALJ? Did he lose your records? Can he change the past?

Your life, your decision.

Dont worry I wont be taking my anger out on the ALJ, and my attorney wont either. But we WILL be pointing fingers at the SSD office and their staff for discriminatory practices. My attorney says that when all the documentation shows up at the ALJ's office before the court date, the ALJ's office is more than likely going to make a decision then. I am now writing letters to my Congressman and Senator explaining the FACT that SSD had more than enough documentation to end this at the reconsideration level. They need to stop making denials just because that's their job, to deny. I'll be in touch. Thank you everyone !