Re: you can get disability for this? yes

[Guest guest]

Yes, I get soc sec disability and I also filed a claim on my car loan disability

and my car was paid off, too. I really had no choice, I was supporting us

alone, waiting for my husabands military disability to go thru and his soc

sec...we have 3 kids at home and we were BROKE and hungry, the mortgage was in

foreclosure.

WOrk? I LOVED my work- a nurse doing direct patient care. BUT alas, I soon

found myself needing the things I had been providing for others. There was

simply no way I could give shots and start IVs and open little tiny blister

packs of pills or insert catheters anymore. No way. No way could I move a 300

pound person from a bed to a wheelchair, or walk the nursing home floors 12

hours a day. Gosh, now I use a scooter to go to my kids open house at their

school. Most days the kids brush my hair and fasten my clothes. It sure is a

good thing there is such a thing as disability coverage. I have no idea where

we would be otherwise.

- In , " cjkelley112163 " <cjkelley112163@y...> wrote:

> I had no idea. But still alot of red tape I imagine.

[Guest guest]

--- In , " dreamer_plus " <dreamer_plus@w...>

wrote:

>

It sure is a good thing there is such a thing as disability

coverage. I have no idea where we would be otherwise.

Does someone on disability also receive medical benefits?

S.

[Guest guest]

In Illinois you get a state medical card when you get SSI. SSI is sort of a

form of social disability welfare for someone who hasn't paid in to the system,

such as my son. He gets $564 a month and $58 in food stamps. In some states (I

think Wisconsin is one) the state also gives you a supplement with your SSI. I

am not sure about regular Social Security Disability. I think they get Medicare

but am not sure if it's immediately or two years later. I've heard both but I

don't know. My son battled the system for two years trying to get SSI and the

state kept refusing him a medical card because he wasn't on disability. I kept

appealing it through the state (Department of Human Services) and finally got it

for him as there is no set law about that, even though they will tell you there

is. Once again I had to get politics on our side, calling our State

Representative and State Senator. That always seems to be the key to this.

They all have liaison's in their office to assist with this.

For Social Security Disability, that is Federal Government so you need your

congressman and US Senator to fight for you.

For a state medical card and/or food stamps, you need to contact your State

Senator and State Representative.

You don't have to go to them in person, just call them and they will mail or fax

you forms to give them permission to access your files.

Becky

[ ] Re: you can get disability for this? yes

>

It sure is a good thing there is such a thing as disability

coverage. I have no idea where we would be otherwise.

Does someone on disability also receive medical benefits?

S.

[Guest guest]

Michigan has a State Disability system separate and apart from SSI and RSDI

which are federal programs- although the determination of one might have some

limited effect on the outcome of the other. Despite the fact that SSI/RSDI are

federal programs - unfortunately- the speed with which Michigan and some states

handle claims - is unconscionable. Michigan has now taken to bringing in ALJ's

from Cincinnatti and setting them up in local hotels to catch up on the backlog.

Further, SSI/RSDI does not preclude you from state welfare benefits - although

amounts approved may determine for example the amount of benefits like food

stamps.

[Guest guest]

Medicaid is usally associated with SSI and Medicare and or Medicaid may be

associated with RSDI. Some states like Michigan have state medical programs

which are usually significantly less comprehensive than Medicaid.