Social Security Dis. Process

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

Im sorry I havent posted in awhile, but I have been keeping up

with the postings. To everyone who responded to my initial postings,

thank you so much. I really do appreciate the OT discussion, some

days I just don't have the time or the energy to go through all the

postings.

I do have a question, though. I applied for SSD very soon after

I first became sick, Feb. of 2002. As I expected, since I didnt even

have a diagnosis, I was turned down. In July of 2002, I hired a SS

lawyer and filed an appeal. A year and a half later, Feb of 2004, I

had my appeals hearing. Four month later I was sent a copy of the

Judges decision, which was fully favorable, and retro active to Feb.

of 2002.

I have continued to follow up on it, not so much for the money

but for the Healthcare Insurance coverage. Now it is the end of Aug.

and I still havent heard a word from SS or Medicare. No one I have

spoken to at SS can tell me much. Finally, to the question, is this

just the normal bureaucratic process? The lawyers havent returned my

calls. Two years after filling my appeal, and six months after

getting a positive outcome seems....... ill try to be politically

correct........ a hell of a long time.

Thank you again to everyone one of you.

Larry

Ps. Does anyone know why the Arthritis Foundation, in a large major

metropolitan city the size of Atlanta, doesnt have ANY support groups?

[Guest guest]

How discouraging. You should have been able to have Medicare by July '04. Have

you talked to your soc sec office or the lawyer? Yes, for me, too it was not so

much about the money, but theMedicare- sad there is that 2 year wait period.

- In , " Larry " <lbflex@a...> wrote:

> Hi everyone,

>

> Im sorry I havent posted in awhile, but I have been keeping up

> with the postings. To everyone who responded to my initial postings,

> thank you so much. I really do appreciate the OT discussion, some

> days I just don't have the time or the energy to go through all the

> postings.

>

> I do have a question, though. I applied for SSD very soon after

> I first became sick, Feb. of 2002. As I expected, since I didnt even

> have a diagnosis, I was turned down. In July of 2002, I hired a SS

> lawyer and filed an appeal. A year and a half later, Feb of 2004, I

> had my appeals hearing. Four month later I was sent a copy of the

> Judges decision, which was fully favorable, and retro active to Feb.

> of 2002.

>

> I have continued to follow up on it, not so much for the money

> but for the Healthcare Insurance coverage. Now it is the end of Aug.

> and I still havent heard a word from SS or Medicare. No one I have

> spoken to at SS can tell me much. Finally, to the question, is this

> just the normal bureaucratic process? The lawyers havent returned my

> calls. Two years after filling my appeal, and six months after

> getting a positive outcome seems....... ill try to be politically

> correct........ a hell of a long time.

>

> Thank you again to everyone one of you.

>

>

> Larry

>

> Ps. Does anyone know why the Arthritis Foundation, in a large major

> metropolitan city the size of Atlanta, doesnt have ANY support groups?

[Guest guest]

How discouraging. You should have been able to have Medicare by July '04. Have

you talked to your soc sec office or the lawyer? Yes, for me, too it was not so

much about the money, but theMedicare- sad there is that 2 year wait period.

- In , " Larry " <lbflex@a...> wrote:

> Hi everyone,

>

> Im sorry I havent posted in awhile, but I have been keeping up

> with the postings. To everyone who responded to my initial postings,

> thank you so much. I really do appreciate the OT discussion, some

> days I just don't have the time or the energy to go through all the

> postings.

>

> I do have a question, though. I applied for SSD very soon after

> I first became sick, Feb. of 2002. As I expected, since I didnt even

> have a diagnosis, I was turned down. In July of 2002, I hired a SS

> lawyer and filed an appeal. A year and a half later, Feb of 2004, I

> had my appeals hearing. Four month later I was sent a copy of the

> Judges decision, which was fully favorable, and retro active to Feb.

> of 2002.

>

> I have continued to follow up on it, not so much for the money

> but for the Healthcare Insurance coverage. Now it is the end of Aug.

> and I still havent heard a word from SS or Medicare. No one I have

> spoken to at SS can tell me much. Finally, to the question, is this

> just the normal bureaucratic process? The lawyers havent returned my

> calls. Two years after filling my appeal, and six months after

> getting a positive outcome seems....... ill try to be politically

> correct........ a hell of a long time.

>

> Thank you again to everyone one of you.

>

>

> Larry

>

> Ps. Does anyone know why the Arthritis Foundation, in a large major

> metropolitan city the size of Atlanta, doesnt have ANY support groups?