Guest guest Posted May 5, 2002 Report Share Posted May 5, 2002 Make your excuse psychological. They will not acknowledge CFS/Fibro. It's called going in through the back door....I had to use a psychiatric excuse and I got approved that way. They denied me on the basis of CFS/Fibro. Hugs, Lynne --- njbeanie24@... wrote: > Hi when i applied i put down that i also have panic > anxiety attacks...They > sent me to a shrink to be evaluated...luckily i put > this down because,that is > what got me approved,not the constant pain from the > FM..They would have never > approved it just on that(my intake worker had told > me that)..Also make sure > they know that this interferes with your life > too,not just work,,Like going > to church,grocery shopping,socializing..i put > everything down,,including how > on some days i can't even pick up a frying pan to > make a burger for > myself..They seem to like to hear aboout these > things too,not just the fact > that you can't work...i also got my congressman > involved in my case..they > have workers that will look into these things for > you...Amazingly i got > approved the first time trying,,it took about 7 > months altogether from the > first phone appt..I never went to any of there > (soc.sec.)offices,,it was all > done over the phone except for the shrink > visit,,which they paid for...hope > some of this helps..Vicki > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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