Re: Social Security Review

[Guest guest]

:

Hi there. Call SS and talk to them direct. I believe they have

raised the limit again. This is what I remember from going through

all of this (I am in the midst of a review myself right now):

They told me that the limit was 700 dollars for " substantial income "

(yea right), actually I think it is like 720 or something and that if

you didn't make over 500 dollars they didn't consider the month at

all as a " trial work month " . Who knows, they tell you something

different every time you call em. You might just want to talk to a

SS attorney on the phone or go one line with SS and ask them stuff

(although I don't trust em). What year was this? I know when I

applied in 1998, the limit was anything under $200 bucks a month and

they averaged my income then. But on a trial work month it is not

averaged I think it is actual 9 months in a five year period. They

don't have to be consecutive months.

I am in the midst of a review going on since March. Finally wound up

having to go to a SS doc and it wound up to be a psychiatrist! To

say the least I was pretty ticked off since being on disability since

1998 (backdated to July 1997) for pancreatitis! It has been 2 1/2

weeks since I saw this clown and have heard nothing. Needless to say

this is one of the stressors that put me in the hospital a month ago!

According to SS also, if you are taken off benefits they say you can

appeal within so many days and request to draw benefits until the

appeal. My question is this: What happens if you lose your appeal?

Do you pay back the benefits you received while waiting for appeal?

I have received two different answers, positive and negative! Best

thing is to talk to an attorney.

I don't have my puter up and running yet, so I won't be able to see

your reply during all this but will check back ASAP.

Take care and hang in there.

Kaye.

In pancreatitis@y..., " SHANNON TUTEN " wrote:

> OK, I am in a panic. I got papers yesterday questioning why I

reported

> income for a year. It was while I was in school and trying to work

very

> limited hours to see if I was going to be able to return to work

full time.

> I only worked tops 16 hours a week. when I first started it was

only 1 day

> a week-- Saturdays. It was a previous employer that approached me.

I wa

> asked to return because they needed a weekend supervisor and

someone to run

> the office lab on weekends. I did not realize that I made - at the

time to

> much money per month. I had difficulties thorughout the

employement.

> OPeration for kidney stones, ovarian cysts, j-tube, PICC line. I

quit when I

> had the PICC line. It was shortly afterward that I developed the

> endocarditis. The in not a place on the form really for an

explanation of

> what all happened while i was employed, or my siuation now. I was

wrong, I

> read the rules about working while disabled but I thought I could

with the

> limited hours I was working. I didn't realize they were " paying me

to well "

> - thats a joke. THe guidelines at the time allowed only

200.00/month income.

> They have since been raised to 500.00/month but only this year. ANy

ideas

> how to procede. I am terrified. I can't afford to lose it nor can I

work.

> Help? Should I attatch a letter to the form? What do I do? My

disablility

> was approved the first time, but I thought since I had been

diagnosed with

> pulmonary hypertension, and hospitalized for depression- in

addition to the

> 30+ times in the hosp. that is why it was approved.

> Well since the pulmonary hypertension has improved (no signs

although no

> cath to show new numbers), I haven't been in the hosp quite as much

maybe 10

> times a year. including one this past May for depression. The

problem is

> since last Oct. none of my admissions since Last Sept, anyway, has

been due

> to CP. THey have been for sepsis, endocarditis, open heart

surgery,pulmonary

> effusions,. I am scheduled for surgery for endometriosis Oct 16th.

How

> should I approach this? Thoughts, Ideas would be appreciated. I was

up all

> night worrying.

>

>

>

> Tuten-SC

>

>

> _________________________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

:

Hi there. Call SS and talk to them direct. I believe they have

raised the limit again. This is what I remember from going through

all of this (I am in the midst of a review myself right now):

They told me that the limit was 700 dollars for " substantial income "

(yea right), actually I think it is like 720 or something and that if

you didn't make over 500 dollars they didn't consider the month at

all as a " trial work month " . Who knows, they tell you something

different every time you call em. You might just want to talk to a

SS attorney on the phone or go one line with SS and ask them stuff

(although I don't trust em). What year was this? I know when I

applied in 1998, the limit was anything under $200 bucks a month and

they averaged my income then. But on a trial work month it is not

averaged I think it is actual 9 months in a five year period. They

don't have to be consecutive months.

I am in the midst of a review going on since March. Finally wound up

having to go to a SS doc and it wound up to be a psychiatrist! To

say the least I was pretty ticked off since being on disability since

1998 (backdated to July 1997) for pancreatitis! It has been 2 1/2

weeks since I saw this clown and have heard nothing. Needless to say

this is one of the stressors that put me in the hospital a month ago!

According to SS also, if you are taken off benefits they say you can

appeal within so many days and request to draw benefits until the

appeal. My question is this: What happens if you lose your appeal?

Do you pay back the benefits you received while waiting for appeal?

I have received two different answers, positive and negative! Best

thing is to talk to an attorney.

I don't have my puter up and running yet, so I won't be able to see

your reply during all this but will check back ASAP.

Take care and hang in there.

Kaye.

In pancreatitis@y..., " SHANNON TUTEN " wrote:

> OK, I am in a panic. I got papers yesterday questioning why I

reported

> income for a year. It was while I was in school and trying to work

very

> limited hours to see if I was going to be able to return to work

full time.

> I only worked tops 16 hours a week. when I first started it was

only 1 day

> a week-- Saturdays. It was a previous employer that approached me.

I wa

> asked to return because they needed a weekend supervisor and

someone to run

> the office lab on weekends. I did not realize that I made - at the

time to

> much money per month. I had difficulties thorughout the

employement.

> OPeration for kidney stones, ovarian cysts, j-tube, PICC line. I

quit when I

> had the PICC line. It was shortly afterward that I developed the

> endocarditis. The in not a place on the form really for an

explanation of

> what all happened while i was employed, or my siuation now. I was

wrong, I

> read the rules about working while disabled but I thought I could

with the

> limited hours I was working. I didn't realize they were " paying me

to well "

> - thats a joke. THe guidelines at the time allowed only

200.00/month income.

> They have since been raised to 500.00/month but only this year. ANy

ideas

> how to procede. I am terrified. I can't afford to lose it nor can I

work.

> Help? Should I attatch a letter to the form? What do I do? My

disablility

> was approved the first time, but I thought since I had been

diagnosed with

> pulmonary hypertension, and hospitalized for depression- in

addition to the

> 30+ times in the hosp. that is why it was approved.

> Well since the pulmonary hypertension has improved (no signs

although no

> cath to show new numbers), I haven't been in the hosp quite as much

maybe 10

> times a year. including one this past May for depression. The

problem is

> since last Oct. none of my admissions since Last Sept, anyway, has

been due

> to CP. THey have been for sepsis, endocarditis, open heart

surgery,pulmonary

> effusions,. I am scheduled for surgery for endometriosis Oct 16th.

How

> should I approach this? Thoughts, Ideas would be appreciated. I was

up all

> night worrying.

>

>

>

> Tuten-SC

>

>

> _________________________________________________________________

> MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos:

> http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

[Guest guest]

:

Hi there. Call SS and talk to them direct. I believe they have

raised the limit again. This is what I remember from going through

all of this (I am in the midst of a review myself right now):

They told me that the limit was 700 dollars for " substantial income "

(yea right), actually I think it is like 720 or something and that if

you didn't make over 500 dollars they didn't consider the month at

all as a " trial work month " . Who knows, they tell you something

different every time you call em. You might just want to talk to a

SS attorney on the phone or go one line with SS and ask them stuff

(although I don't trust em). What year was this? I know when I

applied in 1998, the limit was anything under $200 bucks a month and

they averaged my income then. But on a trial work month it is not

averaged I think it is actual 9 months in a five year period. They

don't have to be consecutive months.

I am in the midst of a review going on since March. Finally wound up

having to go to a SS doc and it wound up to be a psychiatrist! To

say the least I was pretty ticked off since being on disability since

1998 (backdated to July 1997) for pancreatitis! It has been 2 1/2

weeks since I saw this clown and have heard nothing. Needless to say

this is one of the stressors that put me in the hospital a month ago!

According to SS also, if you are taken off benefits they say you can

appeal within so many days and request to draw benefits until the

appeal. My question is this: What happens if you lose your appeal?

Do you pay back the benefits you received while waiting for appeal?

I have received two different answers, positive and negative! Best

thing is to talk to an attorney.

I don't have my puter up and running yet, so I won't be able to see

your reply during all this but will check back ASAP.

Take care and hang in there.

Kaye.

In pancreatitis@y..., " SHANNON TUTEN " wrote:

> OK, I am in a panic. I got papers yesterday questioning why I

reported

> income for a year. It was while I was in school and trying to work

very

> limited hours to see if I was going to be able to return to work

full time.

> I only worked tops 16 hours a week. when I first started it was

only 1 day

> a week-- Saturdays. It was a previous employer that approached me.

I wa

> asked to return because they needed a weekend supervisor and

someone to run

> the office lab on weekends. I did not realize that I made - at the

time to

> much money per month. I had difficulties thorughout the

employement.

> OPeration for kidney stones, ovarian cysts, j-tube, PICC line. I

quit when I

> had the PICC line. It was shortly afterward that I developed the

> endocarditis. The in not a place on the form really for an

explanation of

> what all happened while i was employed, or my siuation now. I was

wrong, I

> read the rules about working while disabled but I thought I could

with the

> limited hours I was working. I didn't realize they were " paying me

to well "

> - thats a joke. THe guidelines at the time allowed only

200.00/month income.

> They have since been raised to 500.00/month but only this year. ANy

ideas

> how to procede. I am terrified. I can't afford to lose it nor can I

work.

> Help? Should I attatch a letter to the form? What do I do? My

disablility

> was approved the first time, but I thought since I had been

diagnosed with

> pulmonary hypertension, and hospitalized for depression- in

addition to the

> 30+ times in the hosp. that is why it was approved.

> Well since the pulmonary hypertension has improved (no signs

although no

> cath to show new numbers), I haven't been in the hosp quite as much

maybe 10

> times a year. including one this past May for depression. The

problem is

> since last Oct. none of my admissions since Last Sept, anyway, has

been due

> to CP. THey have been for sepsis, endocarditis, open heart

surgery,pulmonary

> effusions,. I am scheduled for surgery for endometriosis Oct 16th.

How

> should I approach this? Thoughts, Ideas would be appreciated. I was

up all

> night worrying.

>

>

>

> Tuten-SC

>

>

> _________________________________________________________________

> MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos:

> http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

[Guest guest]

,

I know nothing about the SS reviews. Hopefully someone here can offer advice.

However, I did want to let you know you are in my prayers.

W