I looked at some of your threads. You're the kind of applicant lawyers like. Right age . . . long history, with a retreivable paper trail . . . on meds . . . has consistently sought treatment and been compliant with it.

You're well-organized and able to write well. You can use that ability to help with some of the paperwork that you have the option of doing.

Here's why I got approved so fast: 1) I had a good law-firm, keeping everything on track. 2) I did not leave all the paperwork to the clerks at the law office, but did some of it myself.

The law firm can handle rounding up your medical records better than you can. If you try, the people you contact may well ignore you. They know they can't ignore a law firm.

On the other hand, no one can tell your story as well as you. You'll eventually get this big 13, or so, page thing to fill out that some people let the law clerks handle. Don't delegate that task to the law firm. Do it yourself, after educating yourself a bit. That means get a good book, watch some videos on youtube, and read some stuff on-line. Lawyers have put stuff out there for free. Check Nolo.com. Nolo puts out books that are reasonably priced and easy to read by any literate person. You are literate. That's why you can contribute meaningfully to helping with the paperwork.

In my case, no attorney at the law firm did anything for me. It was all done by clerks and paralegals. The lawyers only get involved, if your initial application gets denied. That, btw, is how every law firm operates. The clerks know how to jump through the right hoops, which is what a lot of what this is about.

The firm I used was in a different state than the one I live in. That was no problem. All you need is a computer. You interact with the law firm through their web site. This set up works fine.