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Old Jan 17, 2016, 08:54 PM
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Hi yagr,

I think in this case, honesty is the way to go. I would not intentionally try to score lower on the IQ test. This would put you and your psychiatrist and even your legal team into some less than up and up waters on the matter of you being awarded disability. I would not let my goal of getting on disability cloud my judgement to do what could be considered fraud or a felony. I would not be able to live with myself from tge paranoia of being charged.

That's just my take. What does your work history look like? If you paid a great deal into SS during your working life, you can usually get on SSDI with some limited assistance from a lawyer.

Good Luck and keep us posted.

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