Re: SSD....Dennis thank you...

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Thanks Dennis,

Great idea. Very helpful. I am sure others here will be helped by

this also.

peace and healing,

Ebony

>

> One thing that hasn't mentioned is a calendar. Start logging

every day

> with the true abilities and pain levels, etc. When I started mine

back in

> 1991, I even went to the trouble of color-coding each day so anyone

could

> glance at the calendar from anywhere nearby and see what was going

on for

> the entire month. I think it had an impact on the decision of the

Judge.

> That can show the long-term effect of your 'challenges'.

>

> Dennis in Eastexas

> " It's not Rocket Surgery "

>

> [ ] Re: also...SSD

>

>

> > ,

> >

> > Totally agree with you about the SSI/SSD. Unfortunately, I came

to

> > same conclusions with my experience. I saw one of their (SSD)

> > doctors. I still have the denial letter. The judge even

admitted it

> > was severe RA in his denial letter back then in 98/99. So simply

> > having the disease severely wasn't enough to qualify me either or

the

> > fact I had paid into the ssi system for 17 years. I started

working

> > when I was 16 all the way up to the disease turning severe and

even

> > short periods on and off after the disease was severe. With the

denial

> > letter, I decided I would find a way for myself regardless of my

pain

> > level.

> >

> > Thanks for all of the information and the tips. I'll keep those

things

> > in mind if I should apply again.

> >

> > Have a less-pain day!

> >

> > peace and healing,

> > Ebony

>