[QUOTE=ginnie;1014584]I have a friend in Missouri, who turned in his lazy relative. Claimed to be disabled in that state and got away with it. He is healthy enough to drink beer all day and sit on the couch. My friend never understood why he got the disability to begin with. I see many people being denied, when they truly need the help. I don't know how people scam the system, but it does happen. Wish the programs were fair to all, easier for those than need the help yesterday....


Oh I can believe how easy it is to scam to get SSDI. Had a neighbor across the street, from Mexico, nice people et all. However her Mom stayed with them for a while and she and I were talking and she said she was going to try and get SSDI (we were talking about my hubby waiting for his hearing) and she said " yeah I heard if you just claim mental and psych issues, you can get it. I think I will say I am seeing cows chasing me all the time and there are special doctors you can pay to get a psych report".

And there you have it.....

I know of another person who got SSDI and she was working under the table cleaning houses but was disabled due to fibromyalgia ,bad back, etc.

[QUOTE=Ironbutterfly;1118852]The lady across the street might think it's easy but that doesn't mean it will be.

If you know someone working under the table and collecting SSDI/SSI, you have a responsibility to report them to SS for fraud. http://www.disabilitysecrets.com/res...ssdi-fraud.htm

so some woman claims you can get disability easily by faking psychological issues and that makes it a fact? i have a bridge in brooklyn to sell you.

This commenting saddens me, people like myself who worked 37 years in a row, paid into a system that kept it going for years, now I've spent 9 years trying to get benefits, now all we talk about is those committing fraud. What about those who have died waiting, lost everything, committed suicide because the system punished them for the sins of others.

I have been talked about by friends and relatives my entire life. Why? Because my issues are not ALWAYS seen. They come and go like the wind at times.

If I was judged by the ssa only on one of my good days I would lose my benefits in a split second.

On the other hand since I go to a doctor/therapist on a regular basis they have a chance to see me on my good days (I love those days), my not so great days (can live with them but its tough) and my very bad days (would not wish these days on my worst enemy).

We disabled people seem to do one thing alike and that is on our VERY BAD DAYS...........we usually stay to ourselves were nobody sees us.

On the other hand, on our good days (far and few between at times) we sometimes like to get out (after all we are disabled not prisoners) and enjoy what life we can. Whether it be walking around the block in our neighborhood, at the park or even take a day trip to a nearby city to shop or something.

For some reason most people think that if a person is disabled they should just curl up, give up and wait to die.

Well, not me. Even at the risk of losing my benefits I WILL enjoy life when I can. After all we only get one life to live no matter what issues we have.

I for one HATE the stamp we disabled are given in society in general.

We are still human beings that have feelings and desires even if those feelings and desires are altered most of the time.

Rake