Guest guest Posted April 1, 2002 Report Share Posted April 1, 2002 My brother is being forced to take disability leave from his employment against his wishes, his last day of work will be April 15th. He is still functioning very well at work (in his opinion) but his employer who had originally agreed to let him work through the end of the year, has suddenly told him that he must take disability now. We've discussed the fact that he probably could fight this decision, but he says he really does not want the stress or strain of that process. Fortunately, he has some deferred compensation, a retirement benefit that will kick in when his soc. sec. disability is awarded, and his wife has a part-time job. He is, however, counting on his eventual social security disability income to be able to continue a fairly normal standard of living. He is kind of discouraged at this point because this past week he read a newspaper article that reported on lenghty (sometimes a year or more) delays in disability awards being approved. I'm wondering what your experiences have been. I know they take a long time to approve suspicious disabilities (such as back injuries that hard to prove) but I would hope they would more likely to approve an illness such as a diagnosed progressive brain disorder. Also, I read with interest the comments about email work, I am also interested in knowing how one can get information on that. He is a very capable computer user and he is very unhappy to contemplate giving up on work. I think that would be a good at home job for him. Thanks for any information you can share. I will also take this opportunity to join those who have extended condolences to members who have recently lost loved ones. Best regards, Jerry Cash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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