RE: Re: Social Security Medical Exam

[Guest guest]

OMG - 2 years since your application! That's criminal. My attorney told me

that if I'm denied (I think it's a given), I should expect an 18 month wait

to get before a judge so that would bring me to 2 years also.

I'm in New York and plan to compose a letter to my Congresswoman about the

issue. If nothing else, it will allow me to let off some steam and maybe

she can help.

You might give the idea some thought too. I'll be glad to send you a copy

of my letter if you send me your e-mail address privately. I'm

dorv@... - there's strength in numbers :-)

Dorothy

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From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of Mimi

Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 7:29 AM

Subject: [ ] Re: Social Security Medical Exam

Dorothy - glad to hear you didn't get *poked*. I don't know what

state you reside in, but here in FL, the rule of thumb seems to be

to plan on two automatic denials and then a hearing before a SS Admin

judge. Waste of taxpayer money and a lot of unnecessary stress for the

disabled, IMHO. I have a SS Attorney and we're *still* waiting for a

hearing date - Its been over two years since my original application.

Doreen

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> I had my exam this morning and it was pretty cut and dried...no

> poking though!

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> Since my fingers are only slightly inflamed today, although the

> disfiguration is evident, I think that as long as I can walk across

> the examining room, they'll stamp me " DENIED " and tell me to go get

> a job.

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> If my SSD gets approved, I'll be very surprised...very happy, but

> very surprised.

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> Dorothy

[Guest guest]

Good luck to you! It is a very frustrating system! I think its almost better

having an attorney from the beginning.  I applied on my own when I became

disabled at 30.  They told me I was overeducated because I had just finished

college a couple of years before that.  The case manager had the nerve to say

" you are a cute girl you look good you need to be working " .  The ironic thing is

I have a severe panic disorder with agoraphobia in addition to the FMS and

inflammatory RA and a heart condition and a liver disease.  I failed the psych

exam due to anxiety and cognitive issues with my illness and the doctor that

examined me agreed with my own doctors..I still got denied!  I got a  lawyer the

second time, but fought the system for five years.  I finally got presumption of

disability which meant there was enough medical evidence to give me it until I

appeared before a judge.  My lawyer got them to give me back pay all the way

back to 2002 when I

first applied to 2006.  However, I just got my back pay at the very end of last

year.  My lawyer wouldn't help me with that once we won the case so I contacted

my local congressman, he called SSA and got me my back pay in a couple of weeks

because my case was such a mess!

From: Mimi <mimi212@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: Social Security Medical Exam

Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 7:29 AM

Dorothy - glad to hear you didn't get *poked*. I don't know what

state you reside in, but here in FL, the rule of thumb seems to be

to plan on two automatic denials and then a hearing before a SS Admin

judge. Waste of taxpayer money and a lot of unnecessary stress for the

disabled, IMHO. I have a SS Attorney and we're *still* waiting for a

hearing date - Its been over two years since my original application.

Doreen

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> I had my exam this morning and it was pretty cut and dried...no

> poking though!

>

> Since my fingers are only slightly inflamed today, although the

> disfiguration is evident, I think that as long as I can walk across

> the examining room, they'll stamp me " DENIED " and tell me to go get

> a job.

>

> If my SSD gets approved, I'll be very surprised... very happy, but

> very surprised.

>

> Dorothy

[Guest guest]

Well, I hope that they assigned one to Long Island!!

There should be a law that these cases have to be handled within a specific

timeframe or we win by default! Of course, maybe there is such a law...2

years!

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From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of marciastoyle

Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 8:17 AM

Subject: [ ] Re: Social Security Medical Exam

Hi, Dorothy! I just read last week, that six new judges are assigned

to handle the huge back log of SS cases here in New York State.

Unfortunately, not one for Rochester...we still need to travel to

Buffalo. gentle hugs! Marcia

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> > I had my exam this morning and it was pretty cut and dried...no

> > poking though!

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> > Since my fingers are only slightly inflamed today, although the

> > disfiguration is evident, I think that as long as I can walk across

> > the examining room, they'll stamp me " DENIED " and tell me to go get

> > a job.

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> > If my SSD gets approved, I'll be very surprised...very happy, but

> > very surprised.

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> > Dorothy

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[Guest guest]

Clora, I am very sorry for your loss.

I am so furious when I hear these stories about seriously ill people being

denied disability benefits! It's insane. I guess they're hoping we WILL

die waiting and, unfortunately, many do....there's no excuse for this in our

country.

Every single person who has doctors statements indicating that they are

totally and permanently disabled should be awarded temporary benefits and

then go through the process. If in the end they are proven not to be

disabled, the benefits should be terminated. I'll bet the government would

be moving their @ss pretty quick then!

Dorothy

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From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of CLORA

Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 5:41 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Social Security Medical Exam

---What do you mean poke during a ss exam. I am in ssi but it took a

long time. My son n law was dying, he waited 2 years for disability,

He kept getting denied. He had a quadrouple by pass, he weighed 400

pounds, he had congistive heart failure. I am so sorry to say he

passed away before he got approved. He was never approved. How can

they not approve someone whom is dying for social security disabilty??

I can't understand this.

your truly

clora

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