Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability Getting & Keeping Your Benefits ISBN 0-87337-914-4

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A comprehensive social security resource is " Nolo's Guide to Social Security

Disability Getting & Keeping Your Benefits " ISBN 0-87337-914-4

Many persons with RX/chemical and environmentally exacerbated disease have

combined physical and mental (Organic Mental Disorder (see description below)

and potentially secondary depression common to chronic illness disablement)

impairment.

Though perhaps common nature to try to look as best as one can (through

makeup, putting on a perky demeanor, etc.) this is the time to reflect the

reality of the toll the illness is taking on Activities of Daily Living (ADLs),

etc.

The Guide describes Organic Mental Disorders Listing12.02 as:

" Organic Mental Disorders are those caused by physical brain damage. Examples

include toxins, heavy metals like lead or mercury, degenerative brain diseases

like Alzheimer’s disease and Huntington’s chorea, strokes, trauma,

cerebrovascular disease, genetic or congenital brain deformities, drugs, and

many other diseases. "

The Guide explains:

--RESIDUAL FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY

-Claims can be with both physical and mental RFCs;

-Age, Education, and Work Experience impact

--SPECIFIC LISTINGS

--LISTING LEVEL SEVERITY

Under Organic Mental Disorders Listing12.02 impact on:

-Activities of Daily Living (ADLs);

-Social Functioning,

-Concentration, Persistence and Pace;

-Episodes of Decompensation

Being prepared by understanding the process saves time and strife. Best of

luck!

jane mosher <janeannmosher@...> wrote:

I am not telling you to fake it. My friend had enviornmental allergies

and lived in a small podunk town and figured she better look sick. I did not say

to fake it by any means but for goodness sake don't go all dolled up into the

interviews and you better pass the psychological test or else they will say you

are just crazy. It never hurts to know what they are going to ask. It is like

studying for a test. She got her disabilty--going back for 8 years, the courts

lowered the attorney's fee, etc. She was not faking and was truly sick. If you

are sick, you will just have a little knowledge and power to play in a game

where the deck is stacked against you.

barb1283 <barb1283@...> wrote: I know so many people who have faked it to

get ss and it is such a

shame because it casts doubt on all ss recipients and applicants.

From my experience from taking care of my great aunt, I got people

applying for job to care for her, who did not want their pay reported

because they were on ss, even though the job entailed fully lifting my

aunt, and other strenuous work. Most frequently their disability was

that they had young kids and no father and found that disability paid

better than welfare.

--- In , " tigerpaw2c " <tigerpaw2c@...>

wrote:

>

> Sue,

>

> I'm sorry but I disagree with this last post, either you are sick or

> you aren't. YOU FAKE NOTHING and you don't put on an act for anyone.

> Your tests speak for themselves. Many of these SS doctors are not

>

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