SSDI

I am SO relieved!!!!!!!!!!! My SSDI got reapproved. hUgE relief off my back.

That's awesome! Financial stress can be well, stressful, and I'm glad you have SSDI to help you out.

Thank you. Ive been super worried it wouldn't be approved again.

That is FABULOUS!

That is awesome!

congrats!!!

That's great news. I've been on SSDI for awhile now and so far no reviews knock on wood. They have sent me 2 review forms in the mail asking when I saw the doctor, what's my diagnosis ect. Best wishes.

Awesome!

My younger sister got on without too much trouble or too long of a wait. I don't know what causes some to get held up and some to sail through. There are a couple of people in my DBSA support group who are having a tough time and it is pretty obvious that they can't get hired. I think what helped my sister was that her last employer was sympathetic and tried to accommodate her and wrote a letter on her behalf that she included in her application.

FANTASTIC!!!


WC

I told you that they'd approve you and just like to torture you in the process . Now you get 3 years to relax. I'm so happy for you.

How many times did you have to apply before you were approved? I am on my second attempt and should hear something any day now.

Well I applied and was denied a fewnyearsnago and then appealed with a lawyer and was approved. This was actually a review.

My wife has been trying to get me to apply. I have heard it is a big hassle though. Can I do it without a lawyer?

Yes but if you're denied first I'd recommend one

This is political (which is generally frowned upon here), but there's a lot of talk in Washington about cutting funds for disability....not to mention other cuts. I've never been denied a renewal, but I fear that might be on the horizon with all the changes going on. I know I could never hold a job longterm, but there's a certain mindset about "invisible disabilities." I wonder if I'd be one of the first to be cut-off.

I'm told this is my second attempt. I say it that way because when I went for my first interview, they informed me I had applied and been rejected in 2008. To say that it was a rough year for me would be to say the sky is blue. I don't remember anything about applying for disability back then.

This time around, I have been diligent to jump through all the hoops all the while asking, 'how high?', in the hope that it will help my chances.

I don't know what a lawyer costs. Do they get a percentage of what you get like in civil suits?

I'm just going to do this on my own. I was once told by a social worker that you have to keep trying. If you make it to 6 attempts, they'll approve you. I don't know if that's fact or not.

If I'm denied, I'll appeal. I have no doubt I qualify, the question is, were all the 'I's' dotted and the 'T's' crossed to their satisfaction. There's no question about my diagnoses.

If you find a lawyer who disability suits like I did then they only take pay if you're approved. Even then it's taken from back pay so I didn't consider it a big deal because he did all the work and I didn't have to go to a hearing.

I got a notice two years ago asking for all my hospitalizations after my initial approval. I had a bunch of them. I haven't heard about a review yet though; it may be this year or next.

Anyhow, congratulations on your re-approval!