Yeah, I filled out the paperwork on my own too. No lawyers. I wasn’t expecting to be approved. I also got a big back pay check. But I suspect they contacted my doctors. But I never had to see their doctors or specialists.

I had three hospitalizations before I applied but they were serious ones. My attempts landed me in CICU and ICU. Oh right, I also suffered from nocturnal epilepsy as a result of one of my attempts. I was on epilepsy meds for about 10 yrs, then it went away.