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Originally Posted by yagr
Again, I want to thank everyone for their support - you all are amazing. As for the hearing itself, it was a complete disaster from start to finish. I don't find out the results for six to eight weeks but my attorney has already asked me if I want to appeal because it went so poorly.
It is so strange...my primary care physician has threatened me with an involuntary commitment as a danger to myself if he finds out I'm working, because he believes that it will kill me. On the other hand, Social Security Disability just told me that I am not disabled and can work. The next few months should be interesting.
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if you decide to appeal heres some tips I used in my life for all kinds of things like paperwork, hearings, official forms and all that. this can also come in handy for disability hearings...
work history.... not sure if it works the same way where you are, when ever I had a job I would get pay checks. I would keep those paycheck stubs or a write in a notebook what the check was for and from who, this way I could just open the box and write out my work history. at tax time I would get a paper in the mail from the places I worked at, this paper is needed for filing taxes. I would keep those papers too so that helped in my writing out my work history.
Education... any time I needed my education history I would call my schools and ask them to send me a transcript. and if they needed anything more than that I would sign a paper giving them permission to contact the schools and get the information that they needed.
my medical history was easy. I just what ever company who needs to know my medical history for a medical record form, take it to my doctors and my doctors filled it out..
symptoms .. thats just telling someone what your problems are like if someone asks me what my depression symptoms are I tell them sometimes I feel sad and feel suicidal, sometimes I cant do this or that. I had this infections and that cold and that virus. things like this they just want to know why you are applying for disability.
estimate what your work limitations are.. this is where they want to know what you have a hard time doing when you do have a job. and what kinds of accommodations you need at work example one of my work limitations is answering the phone. because of having MS (Multiple Sclerosis) I sometimes cant pick up my work phone, sometimes I cant do my paperwork or computer work. in order to do my job, my work had to be willing to get a special adaption for my phone and computer. they want to know when you did have a job what things was hard for you to do.
daily activities..make copies of your posts here. many people when they post on here, facebook and other websites they usually include what they are doing or did that day. for formal stuff like disability they will want to know whether you can take a bath or shower by your self, cook your meals, dress yourself, clean your room, and if not what your problems are. those kinds of things that have to be done every day to take care of your basic needs.