Guest guest Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 Stella, I hope you can get disability. Does anyone know if teachers can qualify for Social Security Disability? Teachers, at least in Texas, do not pay Social Security taxes. Good luck, Sally A. Stella: Contact your Human Resource/Personnel Benefits Department at school to check on and file for short and long term benefits available through the School. Then, contact your local Social Security office to check on and file for Social Security benefits. Be prepared for Social Security to send you a number of Form Letter Denials. You will have to continuously appeal each denial because they work on the principal of wearing you down to the point that you will give up on getting any benefits. You have to psychologically get the point across to them that you have a "Bull-dog" determination and nothing will make you quit appealing other than their acceptance of your disability. Once Social Security accepts your disability, you will qualify for Medicare. Do not drop your school insurance. As soon as you are on Medicare, notify the school so your school insurance premium will be reduced. I went through this on my wife with her fibromyalgia disability and eventho it was in Arizona, the process should be very similar if not exactly the same. I took Social Security to Administrative Law Court before they finally accepted her disability. Noland ----- Original Message ----- From: szaffa1@... low dose naltrexone Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 9:34 AM Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Disability Unfortunately, I've had to take some time away from work again. I am a teacher with a stressful and strenuous job. For the past two months my right leg has gotten progressively worse. It has gotten to the point that by the end of the day I can hardly walk. This seems to happen over and over. I work for a couple of months, feel horrible, take some time off, feel great, and repeat the process. Unfortunately I am single and not wealthy and I depend on my job to pay the bills. Disability through my work pays close to nothing. Does anyone know what the procedure is to get disability through the government in Florida? Thank you, Stella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 I am thinking about applying for Social Security Disability and would like to hear from those who have applied and either were accepted or are still waiting for approval. I would like to hear how long it took you to be approved and if you had to be out of work for at least 6 months before you started the process. Also what is your history regarding Rheumatoid arthritis, if you have had hip or knee replacements and if so how many. I was diagnosed with RA when I was 17 years old, I am now 55 and I've had 4 hip replacements and 3 knee replacements and very soon will have a revision done on my left hip. I've also had tendon transfers done on both hands. I would appreciate information from anyone regarding the SSD or SSI process. Thank you so much, Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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