I hired an attorney when I first filed ,,I was denied , I filed for an appeal and was denied .. now I am waiting for a court hearing that will take 9-12 months .. My T and Pdoc can not beleive I was denied due to my bipolar and multiply trips to the psych ward .. But Social security has been flooded with applications so the wait time is crazy. Im happy to read some people get it right away.. but for the majority of people the acerage wait time is 2-3 years ,, of course once you win you get back paid from your initial date of filing .

Good luck on what ever way you decide .. It has taken ALOT for me to mentally realize I just am unable to work due to my severe fibrolyalgia and bipolar I which i rapid cycle daily ..

be prepared for mountains of paperwork to fill out again and again and again