I got a packet from Social Security Administration. It asks for a detailed account of what I did at all jobs I held over the past 15 years. All the questions seem to relate to physical capabilities. I don't see how that helps me establish the rationale for my claim.

There is a questionnaire that asks what I do every day and seems to be relevant to my problems with depression. But I feel like I don't know how to respond. One day in my life can be extremely different from another day.

Mainly, I feel like I didn't really get much by signing that contract with the law firm. So far, I got a big friendly "come on" from the Intake Para-legal, then the clerk who called for info for the initial filing sent in a half-baked initial claim. They didn't even get my address right.

I don't believe the lawyer at this firm has any interest in whether my claim gets approved early. 40% of claimants get approved in the beginning. Yes, that is a minority, but it's a big minority.

I don't believe the law firm is going to give a dang how I fill out all this paperwork. If I were to get early approval, they wouldn't make hardly any money at all. I guess if they get after medical providers to forward medical records that would be something, but I am getting skeptical that they really put much effort into anything.