Guest guest Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Connie Hines wrote: > Bennie.. Thank you for this information. Can I file for disability without having any diagnonis? I will go to the site you referred. I read many postings with this group and I see you have great knowledge and care for everyone. Thanks so much!! I have started a pain journal since i learned of it from this group. Will talk with you ALL soon. Take Care of yourselves. Connie > Connie, Yes, they will send you to their doctors and when you go to your doctors you need to tell them you are filing, some of the diagnosis you can file for disability do include depression, fibromylagia, arthritis, degenerative disc disease, and the list is on the website is there. If you are seeing a doctor, you have diagnosis in your charts as they do not provide care without putting a dianosis listing under the DSM (a diagnosis manual they use) or CPT (the codes they use to get paid for by insurance companies) so you need to know this and get copies of your records. It is very important to document everything for your doctor and to be very specific. I was able to be approved for SSi the first time as I documented everything and the SSI representative said that people get disapproved as they do not follow instructions and fill out the forms and provide the documentations needed. If I were you I would go to the website and check out the conditions that qualify for SSI, but I would go down to your SSI office to actually fill out the form as they can help you there if you need to find out any thing else. You need to have all the information with you when you go and if it says optional information, include that as it helped me get approved. The website is http://www.ssa.gov/applyfordisability and the qualifying info basic is : Who is Eligible for Social Security Benefits? " Disability " under Social Security is based on your inability to work. We consider you disabled under Social Security rules if: • You cannot do work that you did before; • We decide that you cannot adjust to other work because of your medical condition(s); and • Your disability has lasted or is expected to last for at least one year or to result in death. I hope that helps and you can always return to work once you get on it and they have a " return to work " program if you get better and you can actually work up to a certain amount once you are on it so it is a workable program. Bennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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