That clears things up tremendously for me. I had mentioned that I felt like I had missed something, like a chapter in a book, and I guess I really had.

As I mentioned, I defer to you, as my comments are based upon the research I did and on my own personal experiences.

My denial did not state the reason for denial in any way. It was only when I obtained a copy of my file, did I discover what I believed to have been the stumbling block. I believe I fell off the cliff at "severity" and discovered what condition(s) they had reviewed. They focused on conditions that I have that are NOT disabling. If that had been my only condition, I, too, would have denied me immediately.

Since they have you list all of your conditions, not just the ones that make you unable to perform job duties, I can understand why the focus was not on the proper conditions, the disabling ones.

Thanks for clearing up things for me. The poster is benefitted greatly by your assistance. (And ME, too.) Thanks for getting the record straight and correcting the mis-statements I made in my post.

You are the BEST.