Both my brother and I turned in our Function Reports on me about 2 months ago. This 'lag' time wait is making me uncomfortable. It seems like I should be doing 'something' rather than just passively waiting. Got any ideas? Just still tight and be patient or ???

Thanks,

Hey, new topic. I got my first denial letter today. Time to contact the attorney I hired for SSDI. . . .

It is time to get that residual functional capacity completed.

Is this the first time you have applied?

In mid May of 2015 - yes, this way my first time to have applied. I am 51 y.o. And taught PE 25 straight years. thanks

OK. And who do I go see to get that done? Thanks.

How many docs have you seen since you first applied? How frequently? What specialties? Can you list the specialties for us. (NOT the names of the docs.)

How many docs did you see prior to your application? How frequently? What specialties? Can you list the specialties and frequencies of each for us.

Here is going back just one year. If we go back two years - it is pretty much a repeat of the first year:

I'll go back to 3/7/14 - Arthritis doc (don't know how to spell her speciality) - (Her DX's - polymyalgia rheumatica, joint pain - mult jts, joint effusion-mult jts)

3/25/14 - FOOT DOC -FRED - 1 appt - DX: hered sensory neuropathy (referred me to the above APPT)

3/31/14 - Doctor of physical med/rehab - did an emg/nct - DX was: Tarsal Tunnel Syn, Lumbosacral neuritis and abnormality of gait

May and June of 2014 - foot doc JOE - 2 appts (DX - Achilles tendonitis, Plantar Firbro..., Tarsal tunnel syn - he sent me to have the below PT done)

June/July 2014 - (Nine PT sessions that included ultrasound - DX was pain in limb - also had 185 bucks worth of custom made orthotics made - waste of $$$)

6/18/14 - neurologist (nothing wrong with you - however DX was Sprain of knee and leg, skin sensation disturb)

8/5/14 and 11/24/14 GP (joint pain in hand/schizoaffective - unspec - READ - if I can't figure out what is wrong with your feet - I'll simply say you are 'crazy'. I mean after all - you do see a shrink... - same thoughts with appt 2 - joint dis nos-ankle, somatization - again - he is 'crazy' nothing wrong with his feet . . .)

NO OCT 2014 APPTS - I UNEXPECTEDLY GOT THROWN OUT OF MY OWN HOME VIA DIVORCE DECREE - SO I WAS KIND OF BUSY

2/20/15 and 3/3/15 - Appt with shrink

3/11/15 and 4/8/15 - Foot Doc Gary his DX's - Tarsal Tunnel, Venous insufficiency NOS, pain in limb, valgus ft deform NEC - HE SENT ME TO HAVE THE TEST BELOW DONE

3/31/15 - ENDOCRINOLOGIST | WATKINS MD,STEVEN C – Diagnosis 459.39:CHRON VEN HTN W OTH COMP (Venous Doppler)

4/8/15 - Dr. SARAH (Neurology/UNIVERSITY Med) – Diagnosis 356.2:HERED SENSORY NEUROPATHY, 782.0:SKIN SENSATION DISTURB, 729.5:PAIN IN LIMB - BIOPSY SKIN - skin bio results: SFN

4/7/15 Dr. XXX (Neurology/UNIVERSITY Med) - Medication :GABAPENTIN – DX: SENSORY POLYNUEROPATHY

I'll count up numbers later. Basically, lots of DX's and TX's. Finally got a correct DX via skin bio . . . so now we are playing with my drug mix to try to find one that works well. Started with 900mg's of Gabapentin - six months later it is at 3000mg per day . . . With me feeling very sedated and in a mental fog.

Remember there is a time limit for filing an appeal.

If you intend to appeal the decision, be sure you do it within the time frame.

Here is the problem and the confusion, the OP send me pm's and then quoted my response to those pm's on the public forum. D--please try not to post publicly things shared in pm's.

D actually quoted a portion of the denial letter to me, that is a form letter, but it does indicate at what point in the process a claimant is denied.

He can choose to share or not share, what his denial stated if he wishes, or I can post the quote from his pm if he requests that I do.