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Originally Posted by FLJ13
Agreed about the lawyer business. They don't do anything that you can't do yourself. I didn't hire a lawyer and was approved with my first application. I was shocked. Actually, I cried when I read the word "disabled" in the paperwork. I didn't want to be/be labeled disabled.
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While I think in some cases the lawyer wont do anything you can't do yourself....it was not the case with me. I think the lawyers help was necessary for getting my SSI and even with the attorney doing most of the paper-work, gathering medical records and putting together my case in such a way my condition could accurately be explained to the judge, I had a very hard time with the stress and at one point was considering hospitalization because I thought I might hurt myself because I couldn't take the stress/waiting.