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Old Feb 01, 2014, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Koko2 View Post
I've never sought professional help for my mental disability other than indirect, general counseling that happened a long time ago. I guess I'm probably going to be rejected for SSDI unless they refer me to meet with their own psychologist.
I was approved for ssdi with an atty representation who took 25% of back pay. Medical records are important as they went back 3 yrs for all my medical transcripts. Also, my pdoc wrote a statement that read I was unable to work. The phone interview was very basic and didn't ask essay questions. The mental evaluation was more in depth. I used psychological and physical issues in my case. Also I was unemployed and had been laid off twice in the past 3 yrs. If you're employed or on unemployment it shows a willingness to work. My approval took 6 months which is unusual, and it was in 2011 before we were in as bad of a recession. I read that a high number of white collar workers are applying for depression when the unemployment is finished.

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