Thread: Disability?
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Old Oct 29, 2008, 02:18 PM
tracy33 tracy33 is offline
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I'm on disability for bipolar. I had a 5 day stay at the mental hospital and a year later I decided since I haven't worked since then, and felt that I couldn't due to my instability, I decided to apply for disability. I had a pdoc, which is what you definately need to have to help your case. I got a lawyer first thing to help with the forms. (you don't pay the lawyer unless you win.) I was denied several times. It took a couple years until I was approved. I was considered "disabled" since my last day of work right before my hospital stay and was awarded back pay. I, too, felt like I was abusing the system, after receving my $35,000 reward check. But then I thought about all the pain and suffering,etc.etc..
Right now I have the option to go to work part time , and still collect my same amount, plus what I earn at work, as long as I don't get paid over a certain amount each month. It's called a ticket to work, and I beleive the employer will know about your disability.
The other option is to just go off it totally when you are well, I suppose, and get a full time job, and your employer will not have to know, unless they want to know why you have a break in employment.
I'm not an expert on it. I do not get the Medicare. I will soon, but I chose to stick with my husbands health care plan from work, it's far better.
I am not ashamed at all to be on disabilty.