regarding SSDI

[Guest guest]

Thanks for that info. I am going to check it out. Maybe that will be a starting

place to see how we can change this system. Something has got to change about

this. Someone in high places has got to care some where. It really upsets me to

be reading all the struggles ya'll are going through and all the crap that is

involved in getting the help everyone needs. I should have already had surgery,

but I have been to afraid too, but I know I am not far from being in the place

all of ya'll are. The depression that goes along with it is scary to me.

Puddin

---- Abbott <jeannieboo1@...> wrote:

=============

Hi all,

I see a lot of people asking about SSDI, and thought I would share some info I

found while browsing among available. It turns out there is one

called SSDIDiscussion, in the paragraph about the group, it says they offer info

on different links, some files, and help to get started. I was actually looking

for info on COPD, another condition I have, and I'm not and never have been a

smoker. But anyways, I know there has to be an easier way to find this group to

help with SSDI than the way I found it, but I'm not very computer savvy. I found

it by going to the site for , and typing in COPD, and scrolled my

way to #52-which turns out to be the SSDIDiscussion group. Hope this helps

someone, I know it's not the easy way to find it, I just did by accident.

Jeannie

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I don't know what other people in the group have been told about

qualifying for SSDI, but different states have different rules and

qualifications. When I applied, I chose to apply in person, so they

could see me and judge for themselves on the beginning level. I was

told what to bring, and right then and there they disqualified me for

SSI, because according to Nevada, he makes too much money. I had to

submit a questionnaire which asked several questions about how my

life style was impacted by my back and neck pain. It was like

answering questions on a term paper for high school! It was several

pages long, and I put everything down on another paper before I wrote

it on their paperwork, so I could go over it for errors and make sure

it was worded correctly. I've been told by several people that it is

much easier to collect SSDI the closer you are to being age 50, which

I was.People I know who are younger have had quite a battle on their

hands, and have had to do a lot of appeals, and wait longer for their

case to be judged.I just had everyting prepared the way the Social

Security office asked me, and had a list of all my drs., medications,

and a list of places where my records pretaining to my CT scans and

MRI's took place, I guess that made it easier and quicker for them to

check. Plus, Nevada is not heavily populated, I think that's another

reason it didn't take me long to get my award and checks. It's very

hard to suggest to someone how to proceed. I think if I were to do it

all over again, I think I would still do it the way I did, I tried on

my own and was lucky enough to get it, but if they had turned me

down, I would have turned to a local attorney, I've been told there

is a cap on fees that attorneys can charge for SSDI claims, again,

every state probably has a different amount set.

I know this is very long, but I wanted to get this out before I need

to rest. I've been in an incredible amount of pain again after having

been given an epidural relieved a lot of the pain I had after a car

accident in January. They told me it would help me for anywhere froma

week to a year, maybe longer. It lasted 7 months. Now I'm back with

PT and massages, I'm set for a deep tissue massage next week. The

stretching exercises I've been given aren't helping, it feels worse

actually, but I do as I'm told, I don't want anything jeopardizing my

SSDI. I'm afraid of having surgery again, I've had 3, and had

complications every time. Guess I just have to wait it out.

Hope everyone is as pain-free as can be, thanks for letting me rant,

and I hope I've been able to give some helpful information.

Sincerly,

Jeannie

[Guest guest]

I have started a log to track my pain.. The obvious thing is that if I am

active at all I will have more pain. The one thing that is left that I can do is

to walk. I live in a beautiful place with really great mountains, so I try

as often as possible to go up and walk while my wife is taking pictures.

I do not know if they would hold that against me??

But I know sitting in bed would cause my overall health to degenerate more

than trying to do what the pain allows. I am certainly OK with having my pain

spike for awhile if it will allow me to stay somewhat health. I have children

and a wife and will not let the pain dictate my life completely. I have 3

herniated disks in my neck a one in the lumbar area. I have already had sugery

on two others in my neck..

I truly hate that this has happened to me..One day I feel fine and seemingly

overnight the pain begins.

Thanks to all on this site because it reminds me that there are others who

are dealing with the same issues.

I hope that all who read this have a great day because you are all a brave

and strong bunch of people...

: )

Tom

In a message dated 8/2/2008 7:02:54 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

d.cruikshank@... writes:

At 05:41 PM 8/2/2008, you wrote:

> I've been told by several people that it is

>much easier to collect SSDI the closer you are to being age 50, which

>I was.People I know who are younger have had quite a battle on their

>hands, and have had to do a lot of appeals,

This is true. I was told this also. I was on the edge being 47. I

was turned down immediately, then turned down on my first try, and

then won on my first appeal with a lawyer.

Having the paperwork all together is VERY IMPORTANT. What frosted me

was all of the test had to be within the time you filed. I had 2

full years of every test known to man that I couldn't use because

they were from before I filed. I then had to have all the test redone

and had to pay for them all over again, even though the results were

the same. I put them all together in order into a binder. I gave a

copy to the lawyer, the judge, and myself. The biggest thing was

having several Doctors put in writing that in their professional

opinion I was disabled and had no option of getting better in the

near future. This is and all of my medical organized information

really helped me win my case. I was told what wins is medical

evidence, medical evidence, and medical evidence. So get or keep all

of your files and test, especially from the day you file. I also was

told early on to keep a pain log by a SS person. I would write

everyday what I felt, what I could and couldn't do, and how much

pain, sleep etc. This was to provide a record of what my daily life

was like and that I was going downhill. I hope this helps, Dave

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[Guest guest]

I have started a log to track my pain.. The obvious thing is that if I am

active at all I will have more pain. The one thing that is left that I can do is

to walk. I live in a beautiful place with really great mountains, so I try

as often as possible to go up and walk while my wife is taking pictures.

I do not know if they would hold that against me??

But I know sitting in bed would cause my overall health to degenerate more

than trying to do what the pain allows. I am certainly OK with having my pain

spike for awhile if it will allow me to stay somewhat health. I have children

and a wife and will not let the pain dictate my life completely. I have 3

herniated disks in my neck a one in the lumbar area. I have already had sugery

on two others in my neck..

I truly hate that this has happened to me..One day I feel fine and seemingly

overnight the pain begins.

Thanks to all on this site because it reminds me that there are others who

are dealing with the same issues.

I hope that all who read this have a great day because you are all a brave

and strong bunch of people...

: )

Tom

In a message dated 8/2/2008 7:02:54 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

d.cruikshank@... writes:

At 05:41 PM 8/2/2008, you wrote:

> I've been told by several people that it is

>much easier to collect SSDI the closer you are to being age 50, which

>I was.People I know who are younger have had quite a battle on their

>hands, and have had to do a lot of appeals,

This is true. I was told this also. I was on the edge being 47. I

was turned down immediately, then turned down on my first try, and

then won on my first appeal with a lawyer.

Having the paperwork all together is VERY IMPORTANT. What frosted me

was all of the test had to be within the time you filed. I had 2

full years of every test known to man that I couldn't use because

they were from before I filed. I then had to have all the test redone

and had to pay for them all over again, even though the results were

the same. I put them all together in order into a binder. I gave a

copy to the lawyer, the judge, and myself. The biggest thing was

having several Doctors put in writing that in their professional

opinion I was disabled and had no option of getting better in the

near future. This is and all of my medical organized information

really helped me win my case. I was told what wins is medical

evidence, medical evidence, and medical evidence. So get or keep all

of your files and test, especially from the day you file. I also was

told early on to keep a pain log by a SS person. I would write

everyday what I felt, what I could and couldn't do, and how much

pain, sleep etc. This was to provide a record of what my daily life

was like and that I was going downhill. I hope this helps, Dave

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[Guest guest]

I have started a log to track my pain.. The obvious thing is that if I am

active at all I will have more pain. The one thing that is left that I can do is

to walk. I live in a beautiful place with really great mountains, so I try

as often as possible to go up and walk while my wife is taking pictures.

I do not know if they would hold that against me??

But I know sitting in bed would cause my overall health to degenerate more

than trying to do what the pain allows. I am certainly OK with having my pain

spike for awhile if it will allow me to stay somewhat health. I have children

and a wife and will not let the pain dictate my life completely. I have 3

herniated disks in my neck a one in the lumbar area. I have already had sugery

on two others in my neck..

I truly hate that this has happened to me..One day I feel fine and seemingly

overnight the pain begins.

Thanks to all on this site because it reminds me that there are others who

are dealing with the same issues.

I hope that all who read this have a great day because you are all a brave

and strong bunch of people...

: )

Tom

In a message dated 8/2/2008 7:02:54 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

d.cruikshank@... writes:

At 05:41 PM 8/2/2008, you wrote:

> I've been told by several people that it is

>much easier to collect SSDI the closer you are to being age 50, which

>I was.People I know who are younger have had quite a battle on their

>hands, and have had to do a lot of appeals,

This is true. I was told this also. I was on the edge being 47. I

was turned down immediately, then turned down on my first try, and

then won on my first appeal with a lawyer.

Having the paperwork all together is VERY IMPORTANT. What frosted me

was all of the test had to be within the time you filed. I had 2

full years of every test known to man that I couldn't use because

they were from before I filed. I then had to have all the test redone

and had to pay for them all over again, even though the results were

the same. I put them all together in order into a binder. I gave a

copy to the lawyer, the judge, and myself. The biggest thing was

having several Doctors put in writing that in their professional

opinion I was disabled and had no option of getting better in the

near future. This is and all of my medical organized information

really helped me win my case. I was told what wins is medical

evidence, medical evidence, and medical evidence. So get or keep all

of your files and test, especially from the day you file. I also was

told early on to keep a pain log by a SS person. I would write

everyday what I felt, what I could and couldn't do, and how much

pain, sleep etc. This was to provide a record of what my daily life

was like and that I was going downhill. I hope this helps, Dave

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[Guest guest]

I have started a log to track my pain.. The obvious thing is that if I am

active at all I will have more pain. The one thing that is left that I can do is

to walk. I live in a beautiful place with really great mountains, so I try

as often as possible to go up and walk while my wife is taking pictures.

I do not know if they would hold that against me??

But I know sitting in bed would cause my overall health to degenerate more

than trying to do what the pain allows. I am certainly OK with having my pain

spike for awhile if it will allow me to stay somewhat health. I have children

and a wife and will not let the pain dictate my life completely. I have 3

herniated disks in my neck a one in the lumbar area. I have already had sugery

on two others in my neck..

I truly hate that this has happened to me..One day I feel fine and seemingly

overnight the pain begins.

Thanks to all on this site because it reminds me that there are others who

are dealing with the same issues.

I hope that all who read this have a great day because you are all a brave

and strong bunch of people...

: )

Tom

In a message dated 8/2/2008 7:02:54 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

d.cruikshank@... writes:

At 05:41 PM 8/2/2008, you wrote:

> I've been told by several people that it is

>much easier to collect SSDI the closer you are to being age 50, which

>I was.People I know who are younger have had quite a battle on their

>hands, and have had to do a lot of appeals,

This is true. I was told this also. I was on the edge being 47. I

was turned down immediately, then turned down on my first try, and

then won on my first appeal with a lawyer.

Having the paperwork all together is VERY IMPORTANT. What frosted me

was all of the test had to be within the time you filed. I had 2

full years of every test known to man that I couldn't use because

they were from before I filed. I then had to have all the test redone

and had to pay for them all over again, even though the results were

the same. I put them all together in order into a binder. I gave a

copy to the lawyer, the judge, and myself. The biggest thing was

having several Doctors put in writing that in their professional

opinion I was disabled and had no option of getting better in the

near future. This is and all of my medical organized information

really helped me win my case. I was told what wins is medical

evidence, medical evidence, and medical evidence. So get or keep all

of your files and test, especially from the day you file. I also was

told early on to keep a pain log by a SS person. I would write

everyday what I felt, what I could and couldn't do, and how much

pain, sleep etc. This was to provide a record of what my daily life

was like and that I was going downhill. I hope this helps, Dave

**************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget?

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for taking the time to write this Jeannie..

: )

Tom

In a message dated 8/2/2008 3:42:01 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

jeannieboo1@... writes:

I don't know what other people in the group have been told about

qualifying for SSDI, but different states have different rules and

qualifications. When I applied, I chose to apply in person, so they

could see me and judge for themselves on the beginning level. I was

told what to bring, and right then and there they disqualified me for

SSI, because according to Nevada, he makes too much money. I had to

submit a questionnaire which asked several questions about how my

life style was impacted by my back and neck pain. It was like

answering questions on a term paper for high school! It was several

pages long, and I put everything down on another paper before I wrote

it on their paperwork, so I could go over it for errors and make sure

it was worded correctly. I've been told by several people that it is

much easier to collect SSDI the closer you are to being age 50, which

I was.People I know who are younger have had quite a battle on their

hands, and have had to do a lot of appeals, and wait longer for their

case to be judged.I just had everyting prepared the way the Social

Security office asked me, and had a list of all my drs., medications,

and a list of places where my records pretaining to my CT scans and

MRI's took place, I guess that made it easier and quicker for them to

check. Plus, Nevada is not heavily populated, I think that's another

reason it didn't take me long to get my award and checks. It's very

hard to suggest to someone how to proceed. I think if I were to do it

all over again, I think I would still do it the way I did, I tried on

my own and was lucky enough to get it, but if they had turned me

down, I would have turned to a local attorney, I've been told there

is a cap on fees that attorneys can charge for SSDI claims, again,

every state probably has a different amount set.

I know this is very long, but I wanted to get this out before I need

to rest. I've been in an incredible amount of pain again after having

been given an epidural relieved a lot of the pain I had after a car

accident in January. They told me it would help me for anywhere froma

week to a year, maybe longer. It lasted 7 months. Now I'm back with

PT and massages, I'm set for a deep tissue massage next week. The

stretching exercises I've been given aren't helping, it feels worse

actually, but I do as I'm told, I don't want anything jeopardizing my

SSDI. I'm afraid of having surgery again, I've had 3, and had

complications every time. Guess I just have to wait it out.

Hope everyone is as pain-free as can be, thanks for letting me rant,

and I hope I've been able to give some helpful information.

Sincerly,

Jeannie

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for taking the time to write this Jeannie..

: )

Tom

In a message dated 8/2/2008 3:42:01 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

jeannieboo1@... writes:

I don't know what other people in the group have been told about

qualifying for SSDI, but different states have different rules and

qualifications. When I applied, I chose to apply in person, so they

could see me and judge for themselves on the beginning level. I was

told what to bring, and right then and there they disqualified me for

SSI, because according to Nevada, he makes too much money. I had to

submit a questionnaire which asked several questions about how my

life style was impacted by my back and neck pain. It was like

answering questions on a term paper for high school! It was several

pages long, and I put everything down on another paper before I wrote

it on their paperwork, so I could go over it for errors and make sure

it was worded correctly. I've been told by several people that it is

much easier to collect SSDI the closer you are to being age 50, which

I was.People I know who are younger have had quite a battle on their

hands, and have had to do a lot of appeals, and wait longer for their

case to be judged.I just had everyting prepared the way the Social

Security office asked me, and had a list of all my drs., medications,

and a list of places where my records pretaining to my CT scans and

MRI's took place, I guess that made it easier and quicker for them to

check. Plus, Nevada is not heavily populated, I think that's another

reason it didn't take me long to get my award and checks. It's very

hard to suggest to someone how to proceed. I think if I were to do it

all over again, I think I would still do it the way I did, I tried on

my own and was lucky enough to get it, but if they had turned me

down, I would have turned to a local attorney, I've been told there

is a cap on fees that attorneys can charge for SSDI claims, again,

every state probably has a different amount set.

I know this is very long, but I wanted to get this out before I need

to rest. I've been in an incredible amount of pain again after having

been given an epidural relieved a lot of the pain I had after a car

accident in January. They told me it would help me for anywhere froma

week to a year, maybe longer. It lasted 7 months. Now I'm back with

PT and massages, I'm set for a deep tissue massage next week. The

stretching exercises I've been given aren't helping, it feels worse

actually, but I do as I'm told, I don't want anything jeopardizing my

SSDI. I'm afraid of having surgery again, I've had 3, and had

complications every time. Guess I just have to wait it out.

Hope everyone is as pain-free as can be, thanks for letting me rant,

and I hope I've been able to give some helpful information.

Sincerly,

Jeannie

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for taking the time to write this Jeannie..

: )

Tom

In a message dated 8/2/2008 3:42:01 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

jeannieboo1@... writes:

I don't know what other people in the group have been told about

qualifying for SSDI, but different states have different rules and

qualifications. When I applied, I chose to apply in person, so they

could see me and judge for themselves on the beginning level. I was

told what to bring, and right then and there they disqualified me for

SSI, because according to Nevada, he makes too much money. I had to

submit a questionnaire which asked several questions about how my

life style was impacted by my back and neck pain. It was like

answering questions on a term paper for high school! It was several

pages long, and I put everything down on another paper before I wrote

it on their paperwork, so I could go over it for errors and make sure

it was worded correctly. I've been told by several people that it is

much easier to collect SSDI the closer you are to being age 50, which

I was.People I know who are younger have had quite a battle on their

hands, and have had to do a lot of appeals, and wait longer for their

case to be judged.I just had everyting prepared the way the Social

Security office asked me, and had a list of all my drs., medications,

and a list of places where my records pretaining to my CT scans and

MRI's took place, I guess that made it easier and quicker for them to

check. Plus, Nevada is not heavily populated, I think that's another

reason it didn't take me long to get my award and checks. It's very

hard to suggest to someone how to proceed. I think if I were to do it

all over again, I think I would still do it the way I did, I tried on

my own and was lucky enough to get it, but if they had turned me

down, I would have turned to a local attorney, I've been told there

is a cap on fees that attorneys can charge for SSDI claims, again,

every state probably has a different amount set.

I know this is very long, but I wanted to get this out before I need

to rest. I've been in an incredible amount of pain again after having

been given an epidural relieved a lot of the pain I had after a car

accident in January. They told me it would help me for anywhere froma

week to a year, maybe longer. It lasted 7 months. Now I'm back with

PT and massages, I'm set for a deep tissue massage next week. The

stretching exercises I've been given aren't helping, it feels worse

actually, but I do as I'm told, I don't want anything jeopardizing my

SSDI. I'm afraid of having surgery again, I've had 3, and had

complications every time. Guess I just have to wait it out.

Hope everyone is as pain-free as can be, thanks for letting me rant,

and I hope I've been able to give some helpful information.

Sincerly,

Jeannie

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for taking the time to write this Jeannie..

: )

Tom

In a message dated 8/2/2008 3:42:01 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

jeannieboo1@... writes:

I don't know what other people in the group have been told about

qualifying for SSDI, but different states have different rules and

qualifications. When I applied, I chose to apply in person, so they

could see me and judge for themselves on the beginning level. I was

told what to bring, and right then and there they disqualified me for

SSI, because according to Nevada, he makes too much money. I had to

submit a questionnaire which asked several questions about how my

life style was impacted by my back and neck pain. It was like

answering questions on a term paper for high school! It was several

pages long, and I put everything down on another paper before I wrote

it on their paperwork, so I could go over it for errors and make sure

it was worded correctly. I've been told by several people that it is

much easier to collect SSDI the closer you are to being age 50, which

I was.People I know who are younger have had quite a battle on their

hands, and have had to do a lot of appeals, and wait longer for their

case to be judged.I just had everyting prepared the way the Social

Security office asked me, and had a list of all my drs., medications,

and a list of places where my records pretaining to my CT scans and

MRI's took place, I guess that made it easier and quicker for them to

check. Plus, Nevada is not heavily populated, I think that's another

reason it didn't take me long to get my award and checks. It's very

hard to suggest to someone how to proceed. I think if I were to do it

all over again, I think I would still do it the way I did, I tried on

my own and was lucky enough to get it, but if they had turned me

down, I would have turned to a local attorney, I've been told there

is a cap on fees that attorneys can charge for SSDI claims, again,

every state probably has a different amount set.

I know this is very long, but I wanted to get this out before I need

to rest. I've been in an incredible amount of pain again after having

been given an epidural relieved a lot of the pain I had after a car

accident in January. They told me it would help me for anywhere froma

week to a year, maybe longer. It lasted 7 months. Now I'm back with

PT and massages, I'm set for a deep tissue massage next week. The

stretching exercises I've been given aren't helping, it feels worse

actually, but I do as I'm told, I don't want anything jeopardizing my

SSDI. I'm afraid of having surgery again, I've had 3, and had

complications every time. Guess I just have to wait it out.

Hope everyone is as pain-free as can be, thanks for letting me rant,

and I hope I've been able to give some helpful information.

Sincerly,

Jeannie

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[Guest guest]

Tom,

I think it's a very good idea that you've started a log to track your pain-it

may come in handy for whatever you decide to do regarding SSI or SSDI. On my

questionnaire, they asked the extent of my ability to do activities, I

remember putting down that I could walk for 10 minutes, then I would start

feeling a lot of discomfort and pain. Do you have a Certificate of Disabilty

from your dr.? I've been told that's a very important document to have. I

also submitted my paperwork the dr. gave me to get a handicap license plate and

placard because it also states I am permanently disabled.. I am not supposed to

lift more than 5 pounds, not only does it hurt, but the dr told me not to, and

that was documented also. To me, it seems that the more things you have

documented, the more successful your claim will be.

 

Jeannie

[Guest guest]

Tom,

I think it's a very good idea that you've started a log to track your pain-it

may come in handy for whatever you decide to do regarding SSI or SSDI. On my

questionnaire, they asked the extent of my ability to do activities, I

remember putting down that I could walk for 10 minutes, then I would start

feeling a lot of discomfort and pain. Do you have a Certificate of Disabilty

from your dr.? I've been told that's a very important document to have. I

also submitted my paperwork the dr. gave me to get a handicap license plate and

placard because it also states I am permanently disabled.. I am not supposed to

lift more than 5 pounds, not only does it hurt, but the dr told me not to, and

that was documented also. To me, it seems that the more things you have

documented, the more successful your claim will be.

 

Jeannie

[Guest guest]

Tom,

I think it's a very good idea that you've started a log to track your pain-it

may come in handy for whatever you decide to do regarding SSI or SSDI. On my

questionnaire, they asked the extent of my ability to do activities, I

remember putting down that I could walk for 10 minutes, then I would start

feeling a lot of discomfort and pain. Do you have a Certificate of Disabilty

from your dr.? I've been told that's a very important document to have. I

also submitted my paperwork the dr. gave me to get a handicap license plate and

placard because it also states I am permanently disabled.. I am not supposed to

lift more than 5 pounds, not only does it hurt, but the dr told me not to, and

that was documented also. To me, it seems that the more things you have

documented, the more successful your claim will be.

 

Jeannie

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Tom,

I think it's a very good idea that you've started a log to track your pain-it

may come in handy for whatever you decide to do regarding SSI or SSDI. On my

questionnaire, they asked the extent of my ability to do activities, I

remember putting down that I could walk for 10 minutes, then I would start

feeling a lot of discomfort and pain. Do you have a Certificate of Disabilty

from your dr.? I've been told that's a very important document to have. I

also submitted my paperwork the dr. gave me to get a handicap license plate and

placard because it also states I am permanently disabled.. I am not supposed to

lift more than 5 pounds, not only does it hurt, but the dr told me not to, and

that was documented also. To me, it seems that the more things you have

documented, the more successful your claim will be.

 

Jeannie