Hey everybody,
With 70 billion dollars of cuts aimed right at Social Security Disability recipients, and those wishing to be recipients, one cannot be too careful. I would like to give the employees at the Social Security Administration the benefit of the doubt, but when someone tells you that your department has to come up with 70 billion dollars in savings over 10 years... it is easy to adopt an "us or them" mentality. Their well-paying government jobs may be on the line unless they can sufficiently trim the disability rolls. Well, those of us with mood disorders and physical illness can adopt an "us or them" mentality, too. Gotta fight fire with fire sometimes. (See last paragraph)
For those thinking of applying for SSD or SSI, please run it by an attorney who specializes only in Social Security disability. If he agrees that you have a case, retain him before moving forward. He will have experience in these matters, which means he would not be wasting his time unless he thought that you had a winning case. He also has connections to doctors who are sympathetic to the cause. He will send you to them and they will find things wrong with you that you never knew existed, as well as reinforcing and confirming the fact that you are too sick to work.
For those already receiving Social Security disability benefits, beware, because they are potentially coming for everybody. Save all your documentation. Visit the doctor even more than necessary. Put away your pride while at the visit and tell him or her everything. Even if you weren't awarded your disability on the grounds of mental illness, start seeing a therapist. Again, have no foolish pride while seeing them. I saw clients for nearly 30 years and such a high percentage of those clients tried to put on a good face while I was counseling them. Don't do it. Let your counselor know just how bad that you are feeling. The combination of physical and mental illness is often a winner at review (CDR) time.
If your case is legitimate, but needs a little boost, considering developing symptoms for illnesses and disorders that are hard to disprove. Back trouble, costochondritis, insomnia, migraines, panic disorder, depressive disorder, agoraphobia, PSTD, trigeminal neuralgia, gastroparesis, to name a few. I am absolutely not suggesting that anyone file a claim for disability who is not truly disabled. I am just saying that I know for a fact that a good percentage of legitimate cases are turned down, so I would not be above suddenly developing a disorder or two that is very hard to disprove. Enough said. Anyone care to add a few ailments to the list or comment on your own (or someone you know) experiences with SSD? Thanks, everyone.
With 70 billion dollars of cuts aimed right at Social Security Disability recipients, and those wishing to be recipients, one cannot be too careful. I would like to give the employees at the Social Security Administration the benefit of the doubt, but when someone tells you that your department has to come up with 70 billion dollars in savings over 10 years... it is easy to adopt an "us or them" mentality. Their well-paying government jobs may be on the line unless they can sufficiently trim the disability rolls. Well, those of us with mood disorders and physical illness can adopt an "us or them" mentality, too. Gotta fight fire with fire sometimes. (See last paragraph)
For those thinking of applying for SSD or SSI, please run it by an attorney who specializes only in Social Security disability. If he agrees that you have a case, retain him before moving forward. He will have experience in these matters, which means he would not be wasting his time unless he thought that you had a winning case. He also has connections to doctors who are sympathetic to the cause. He will send you to them and they will find things wrong with you that you never knew existed, as well as reinforcing and confirming the fact that you are too sick to work.
For those already receiving Social Security disability benefits, beware, because they are potentially coming for everybody. Save all your documentation. Visit the doctor even more than necessary. Put away your pride while at the visit and tell him or her everything. Even if you weren't awarded your disability on the grounds of mental illness, start seeing a therapist. Again, have no foolish pride while seeing them. I saw clients for nearly 30 years and such a high percentage of those clients tried to put on a good face while I was counseling them. Don't do it. Let your counselor know just how bad that you are feeling. The combination of physical and mental illness is often a winner at review (CDR) time.
If your case is legitimate, but needs a little boost, considering developing symptoms for illnesses and disorders that are hard to disprove. Back trouble, costochondritis, insomnia, migraines, panic disorder, depressive disorder, agoraphobia, PSTD, trigeminal neuralgia, gastroparesis, to name a few. I am absolutely not suggesting that anyone file a claim for disability who is not truly disabled. I am just saying that I know for a fact that a good percentage of legitimate cases are turned down, so I would not be above suddenly developing a disorder or two that is very hard to disprove. Enough said. Anyone care to add a few ailments to the list or comment on your own (or someone you know) experiences with SSD? Thanks, everyone.