Dolfinz;

My husband had that same question since he thought mine was taking a long time. I'm pretty sure he was told we would have to start all over in a new state. But, that might not be so bad. You just never know.

As for me, it will be 2 years in March. My attorney has applied for the hearing and now we wait for an open slot with the judge. Could be months. So I guess we wait it out together...

Best of Luck,
Nancy

Since you have a bad judge, it might help if you do start over in another state. Your lawyer will know. Good luck!

Hi all,
Thanks for all the help, it really does help to know your not the only one going through this.. I've been reading thru the 8 page Denial and I am soooo upset at some of the things the judge says.. Has anyone gotten a denial ? And if so, how many pages are they usually ?

I will wait till Tuesday to talk to the lawyer, but I am feeling pretty upset with her too. The last time we spoke, she began to tell me basically that I "blew" the case becasue of not permitting some Phych? report back in 2004 when I first filed? .. that was about 2 mos. ago.... and I am going to have to speak to her about moving to another state....((sigh, sniff,sniff))))

Mine was horrible. It made me bawl my eyes out. The ridiculousness of it shocked me. It said at one point..."no evidence of neurological impairment" and then later it said "because of seizures (neurological impairment), claimant should not drive or operate heavy machinery". The contradictions and out and out untruths...gawd it was just awful. I know mine was at least eight pages. I always felt that if they took as researching my case as they did writing that letter of denial bull pucky, caca, crap....I would have gotten it.

Chin up sweetie. Dust yourself off and don't let them get to you.

(((((((HUGS)))))) Thanks

and the judge denied me because I could doff my shoes and socks, and then put them back on. The only problem is............I WAS wearing FLIP FLOPS!!!

I fired my attorney, and got another, and am still fighting. Now the wait is for the Appeals Council ruling.
This month makes one full year since we went before the ALJ.

I hope to hear something SOON!

Dont give up! Keep up the fight! Unless you want to try a new claim and lose all the backpay you have earned. Sometimes the second time around is a breeze I hear, but nothing for all the time and trouble of the first claim

Hi allen..
So you are now waiting for a hearing wth the Appeals Counsel ? How long ago did you file your appeal ?? I guess I am just really disspointed because of all the hard work I put into it, but on the same token I can present new evidence ...

Hi Dolfinz,

I'm sorry to hear what you're going through. I just came onto this site to ask some questions because I just applied a couple of months ago. I haven't had a denial from Soc Sec, but I've had other "bad reports" from work comp doctors that "twist" your answers, etc. VERY FRUSTRATING!!

I sure hope all goes well with your appeal. And I agree with Julie. Maybe moving out of state and starting "fresh" is a good idea.

Actually, I wanted ask if anyone knew why I am being sent for a "Mental Status" exam by Soc Sec. I just got the letter today. I don't have an attorney for Soc Sec. Just for Work Comp, and I honestly think he has a SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS! LOL! I have to laugh or I'd cry!

Hang in there!

Denise

Hey Denise, everyone else..

Denise.. I wasn't worker's comp but I am sure that it very frustrating. The best thing I did was get a lawyer.. there are some Lawyers out there that don't get a fee unless you win.. maybe the same for Worker's Comp Attorneys ? you should get one if you can... Good Luck and Take care.. I am learning that this process is very slow.....