Daeshay76
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This question may have been answered but i am going to ask it again for my benefit...i am wondering if i would qualify for any sort of disability...i am a diabetic (insulin dependant) for 15 years i am 27 will be 28 tomorrow and just recently been diagnoised with fibro and i haave been treated for panic attacks since the age of 15 and just recently started taking meds for the panic attacks again so my question is do you guys think i would qualify for disablity or would it be a waste of time for myself and my doctor to fill out the paper work? i went to my pain clinic today and asked about it and they advised me that my PCP would need to do all the paper work...please advise i have a appointment with my PCP in a week and want to be prepared for this and also what questions do i need to ask my PCP and would i need to print the form and take to him? Also i have heard since i am a single mother of 2 that i would be able to get a check for my 2 children if i get disability...is that correct?
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pecan
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Have you had a full time job in the last like five years or so? Because in order to get Full disability, you have to have worked long enough to have paid a certain amount into the system. I Know, because I was on SSI. They are two completly different things, but in a way the same. But I HAVE a sister in law who has never worked, and been on welfare to live. And she has 3 kids. She is Very Obese and they gave her disability for That.......I couldn't believe that, but they did. In order to get SSI (Supplimental Security Income), you have to be a dependant on someone who has a job. And they go by That persons wages, to set the amount You would get. As far as getting it for the 2 kids, I'm not sure. But I don't think you can, unless the father of the kids have died, then you could get Survivors Benefits. But in ANY Case, YOU need to go to the Social Security Office, or Call them or go online, and have them send you the proper Application. They will ask you enough questions to find out which one you need. BUT Listen....Get the Application filled out and an Appointment,(They will do it by phone) with Social Security right away. Most of the time they will give you a hard time getting it approved, but just keep on fighting for it. That is why it's there. But anyway get it filed NOW, because when it IS approved, they have to go back to when you filed and PAY you for All of that time. And it is YOU who has to do the paper work. Don't let anyone tell you that it is up to the Drs. Social Security will have you sign a bunch of release papers, cause They will be the ones to gather the Medical information. But BE SURE to keeps notes and copies after copies of EVERYTHING that is sent back and forth between You and the Social Security office. And make sure you keep everything. Put it all in one place from the very start. Some people get it very easily, but the majority of people have to fight and fight. but it is worth it when you need the money, and don't have anyone to help you. I HAVE BEEN THERE!!!!! Good Luck........ 
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Daeshay76
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thank you so much for the info...i have worked since i was 14 and keep getting these things in the mail from social security telling me how much i would get i havent been able to work since dec.03 so i will call them tomorrow and do what i need to do.i should have done this a long time ago but thought i wasnt able to get it but i will do it and kept trying if i dont get it the 1st time...thanks for the info
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pecan
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You Are Welcome. I hope you get it. Just Keep Fighting no matter what. Good Luck
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SuseCue
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There are lawyers that specialize in Permanent disability if all else fails. It may be expensive but if you run into brick walls you may want to look into it. You may get a free consultation to at least get some information.
Then get the free consult from a few different lawyers to compare what they say.
Best of luck to you!
Susie**
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jeffrotull12
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09-30-04
To all,
Not to start with political controversey, but since Mr.
Bush kind of revamped the SSD & helped start the ticket to
work program due to the record deficit& amount of people who collect it they are making it harder to get on it.I recently spoke to a person who had suffered a Heart attack and came very close to death& was
denied benifits.I also know of another person who contracted Hepatitis C(due to injecting street drugs)& qualified for SSDI benefits the first time around.Crazy isn't it! My personal experience with them, first two
tries,denied.Finally got on in 1997 with the help of an Advocate,after almost losing my home and filing for chapter
11.thats all I have to say for now.Take care all & God bless
Jeffrotull12
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srw
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in 1991 my brother had a severe accident wich left him in a coma for a month, than 2 years in a rehab facility,, he was on full disability and medicare, than after about 7 years, in wich time he did get better but not 100% , they made him see one of thier state dr's, he saw him for 5 minutes and said he was fine and took all his benifits away, he wasnt ready for working full time, so now he lives on the 1200 a month he recieved as a settlement after the accident, at least he gets that, but thse state dr's who think they know everything, the ones who decide who is disabled, well the 1 who saw my brother, cant speak for them all, but he didnt even listen to us, i was at the meeting because i had legal guardianship of my brother, he didnt want to hear from me all the problems my brother still had, sorry this is still long, im still bitter about the way they treated us, good luck to any1 trying to get ssd.
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purppoptart
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My husband is disabled due to a head injury from a MVA. He worked for many years before filing. He was approved on the first try and recently underwent an 18 month review and was approved again. My husband has an awesome doctor who has documented his condition in DETAIL. It's a long story, but my lawyer recommended getting a "narrative" from the doctor, which is literally my husband's life story on paper. It cost $500, but it was the best money we ever spent.
Social Security will make you jump through hoops, you will get your benefits if you are eligible. Yes, it's a pain in the butt, but you can win if you try. If you hire a disabilty lawyer, I believe they take 30% of your back benefits, you can fill the paperwork out on your own.
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purppoptart
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Oh yeah, one more thing. Go over to the SSA website. They have a very detailed listing of all eligible maladies. You must fit into one of their categories to be approved. In my husband's case, he actually fit into two.
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kimbell1
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I got my social security disability on the initial try. A few years ago, they made people jump through the appeals and THEN get the benefits. These days, more people are getting it at the initial level. I read this somewhere when I applied 3 years ago.
There is no hard, fast answer.
Social security does NOT decide if you will get benefits. Each state has a STATE agency that handles this. In Texas, it is the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. Your state will have a counter part agency to make the decision.
Despite the social security website saying that they prefer that your doctor make the evaluation that you are disabled enough to be prevented from working at least one year is BS. After you and your doctor fill out the paperwork (and apply only if you have a doctor willing to sign off that you are unable to work and not all doctors will do that), the state agency sill send you to THEIR doctor for each of the problems that you list.
I did a lot of research on disability since I am currently being re-evaluated.
Mental cases by themselves are the hardest to get benefits. The reason is that there is no set standards like with being a diabetic. But the more significant problems you have, the more chance you will get disability. But they will send you to their shrink if you claim a mental problem. He is NOT impartial as he is supposed to be. Same for a bad back or other ailments. Social security will send you to a back specialist if you list you have a bad back.
Then there is a complicated set of guidelines that I have seen on the internet that supposedly the examiner's use. But I doubt they use them. Few could follow them. They are too complicated.
They also consider your age, work history, are you trainable (I>E> you were a laborer and could you do a desk job) and other factors.
But in the end, it really IS the luck of the draw. Like the poster that said being obese got benefits. That is true and someone paralyzied from the neck down may have to appeal.
There is no logic. Just have a sympathtic doctor, and get an atttorney that specializes in social security. A few will take it at the initial level but most want to wait until you get first turned down. Having a lawyer going in probably was why I got it. They knew that the attorney was there for the entire ride so poney up.
Hope that helps.
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kimbell1
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In theory, the state agency granting the benefits is supposed to judge how much time na d effort your attorney put on the case.
I did all the work and made all the phone calls to the agnecy responsible for my decision. I figure that my attorny created a billing file and that was it. I even gave the attorny copies of some very hard to get records that took me months to collect.
Yet they got the full 25%.
It made me made put I figured it was the cost of doing business so to speak.
This is a prediction but the Iraq war is being paid largely out of the social security fund (most didn't know that I bet).
So as the fund gets depleted, there will be less money for those that are already on it and even less for news claims. Before long, I think that you WILL have to be paralyized from the neck down to get social security.
Problems like mine, depression, stress, amd a bad back will mean nothing prety soon. Also, so many people are abusing their bodies with 'extreme sports' and job stress is at an all time hig that being stressed out your____ is just feeling normal according to social security. Back problem-take tylenol and think happy thoughts.
Get the benefits while there are still some to get.
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purppoptart
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I did everything myself, the narrative I got from the doc was due to my husband's disabilty pension (which he also got). I had a lawyer for the pension, since there was a dispute with his employer (he worked for the govt). My husband's problem is mental, but stems from a physical (brain) injury so he fit into more than one category. He is physically capable, but unable to follow even the simplest instructions. SS says that you have to be able to do "meaningful" work and to be able to earn a living. I guess anyone can make potholders, but that doesn't count.
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emb708
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I am on SSI and FIA (ADC) for the kids I have worked before so don’t know why I did not get the disability. You don’t need to have the doctor fill out anything for you they will talk to your doctor for you and get anything they may need I was turned down the first time because they sent me to see a psychiatrist watch said I was fine well I was not trying to say anything about needing mental health help so don’t know why they sent me to him they should have scent me to see a doctor as in most cases they will also send you to see one of their doctors (this does not cost you anything)
So when I replied they sent me to a MD and I got it I did this at a time I was not with hubby years ago if you need help right away and have kids you can go to ACD office here it is called FIA. Let them know you are trying to get on disability
Here you have to be working to get FIA so if they know that you are trying to get disability they do not make you work if you cannot work. I am not on the FIA now because I am back with hubby but I do still get the SSI.it is not ez to get sometime they like to tell you no hopping you will go away but everyone I have know on it had to try a few times to get it. I am in very bad heath with a long list of thing wrong with me and it was hard to get my hubbys dad was dieing of cancer and still had a hard time getting it so do not give up also they do give you back pay from they day you first try to get it watch does help I got about $10,000 in back pay I know you have to go in every few years to have a review to make sure you still need it but it been many years for me and have never had to go yet .
I get a check on my oldest kid from her dad but I get nothing for them from me but you can get the ADC on the kids
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pecan
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Daeshay.....If they do say no, and you need a lawyer....Go to Legal Aid, and they will do it. It will be free to you. That is what it took to get mine. He didn't charge me anything, but if you want to, you can give them a small amount when you get your "settlement" That is what they call all the back pay, when they put you off for months and months. Just please don't give up. You WILL fell like it at times, but keep on fighting. I forgot about the AFDC. Yeah, you could get that for the kids......Good Luck 
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purppoptart
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You must be disabled for 6 months before you get any $$ from SS Disability (not to be confused with SSI). Then they will give you the lump sum and your payments will start. After 2 years you will be eligible for Medicare.
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