I'm not discouraging an OTR request, you just need to be prepared and understand why the application hasn't been successful before moving forward. Don't let the attorney delay just to increase backpay but don't request prematurely either.

If you were hospitalized, you were likely medically unstable at the time, so if you had a spirometry test then it would have been invalid for meeting a Listing within 30 days. Hopefully the adjustor's notes in the CD will help make it clear.

Good to know you were 55 at the time of your AOD.