Social security blues

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

We are angry and upset tonight because he was denied today. He

is extremely depressed - says they would be better off if he was dead

and if it wasn't for the boys he would already be dead. He scares me

so much. The doc increased his Prozac, but he is really in the dumps

tonight. We'll start working on the appeal process soon. Thanks all

for any hope and advice.

[Guest guest]

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I haven't been following this thread, but if whomever you are talking

about was denied because of the pancreatitis and is clinically

depressed, go at it (SSDI) from the angle of depression. There are

many clinical forms of depression and one of them is " In response to a

medical condition " .

I'm a retired peace officer due to depression/anxiety and then because

of my back. I guess chronic pancretitis is the next layer.

It's ok to e-mail me privately. Hopefeully I can help. I haven't

anything else to do with my time; so I don't mind lending an ear.

Dick

& Alan

>

> Hello all,

> We are angry and upset tonight because he was denied today. He

> is extremely depressed - says they would be better off if he was

dead

> and if it wasn't for the boys he would already be dead. He scares

me

> so much. The doc increased his Prozac, but he is really in the

dumps

> tonight. We'll start working on the appeal process soon. Thanks

all

> for any hope and advice.

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Dick and Alan,

By the way, he he a retired police dog?? My dad and hubby were

officers of the law also. You men are awesome. Yes, the denied

because his pancreatitis waxes and wanes, but they didn't realize

that the good days would be sucky days to any one else. His

depression has been getting much worse over the last few weeks, but

then so has his pain control and his general physical condition.

They are treating him with major antibiotics for a sinus infection

and he just generally feels like crap and with more pain. I can't

stand to hear him say he wishes he was dead and that his family would

be better off if they had his insurance, at least they could pay the

bills. He is so down on himself because he feels like a flop as a

husband and a father and yet his wife and kids worship him and love

every little minute he gives them. We will let this news sink in for

a day or two then hit the books and work on the appeal. I have a

friend working for a SSD lawyer and they've been waiting to hear from

us. Thanks for you help and I will probably bend your ear more than

once. > ;

>

> I haven't been following this thread, but if whomever you are

talking

> about was denied because of the pancreatitis and is clinically

> depressed, go at it (SSDI) from the angle of depression. There are

> many clinical forms of depression and one of them is " In response

to a medical condition " . I'm a retired peace officer due to

depression/anxiety and then because of my back. I guess chronic

pancretitis is the next layer.

>

> It's ok to e-mail me privately. Hopefeully I can help. I haven't

> anything else to do with my time; so I don't mind lending an ear.

>

> Dick

> &

[Guest guest]

Coming from a country (Australia) where one doesn't have to be at

death's door to be able to obtain a disability pension, only a letter

from one's doctor with medical records being all that is needed to

obtain a pension, and then only having to wait 2-4 weeks to get it,

makes me wonder if the government actually struck a deal with the

Lawyer's association..the Bar or whatever it is..to deny multiple

times just so people need to obtain a lawyer on most occasions to win

the right for disablement payments...

I think this is the most major thing with the USA that infuriates me

enough to make my blood boil. There are a few other things that I

disagree with but not nearly to the extent that this does. It's bad

enough that one has to contend with their illness, but to have the

physician's diagnosis and advice ignored on the most part and fight

for money that is rightfully theirs in order to exist is so inhumane.

Ward/TN soon to be VA

[Guest guest]

Hi , Let him know I feel for him and don't give up. the only reason I won't

get that depressed over the whole process is because that means they win. I

would not wish this disease on my worst enemy or even on those people at social

security. I don't wish that they have the pain just for one night but one day

they will somehow come across one of us in real life and have to deal with this

face to face. My hearing is coming up and I have little hope. But what good

feelings I have I wont allow them to take away from me. I have become a burden

on my family and they make it worse by denying that the work I've done my whole

life was not worth anything either. I know this probably doesn't help but we are

here as well as his family to listen when he's beaten down. Guess venting helps

too. LOL Hang in there. Robin

wrote:

Hello all,

We are angry and upset tonight because he was denied today. He

is extremely depressed - says they would be better off if he was dead

and if it wasn't for the boys he would already be dead. He scares me

so much. The doc increased his Prozac, but he is really in the dumps

tonight. We'll start working on the appeal process soon. Thanks all

for any hope and advice.

[Guest guest]

Hmmmm...well I was denied three times before I went before a judge.

He asked me four times where my lawyer was and I told him I didn't

need one. Once the hearing started I walked up to the table and put

all the pills I take every single day. Safe to say the table was

very full. I was lucky....I had tried to work for a month and was

fired because I was in so much pain and couldn't get out of bed.

Here in Tennessee they also bring in someone that doesn't know about

the case just from all the paperwork that was in my file. Now you

can more then likely get disablity for another illness. You will

end up only keeping it for about a year though. When the Voc tech

lady (she was from KY) talked to the judge she told him that even if

I was able to do a desk job (answering the phones) that I would be

on so much pain meds that I wouldn't be able to keep up with the

daily demands. You can bring anyone you want to talk on your

behalf.

You do have to keep in mind that if you are going to try for

pancreatitis as the disablity you WILL get turned down at least

three times. Just don't give up on it at all cause that is what the

expect us to do. Now keep in mind this is in Tennessee so each

state is different. I am one of the few ppl in the state that did

get CP as the disablity. When I went up for my first review they

did want me to change it to depression or diabetes. I refused this

because I knew after a year I would be reviewed yet again and would

lose all my benefits.

I am working on getting my disablity award papers posted on here so

maybe it can help ppl out with how the hearings work and also see

what I had to have in my file (doc's notes,X ray's,ultrasounds, and

blood work) If you have any questions or just need someone to listen

feel free to post here or email me kebajackson@...

Now I am on bed rest for at least a week. So I might be checking

the postings/email everyday. My kidney's are failing and I can't

get my heart rate to slow down. So I am trying to relax at home

before I decide to go into the hospital. Hope that everyone has a

pain free nite

KebaJ.

>

> Dear Dick and Alan,

> By the way, he he a retired police dog?? My dad and hubby were

> officers of the law also. You men are awesome. Yes, the denied

> because his pancreatitis waxes and wanes, but they didn't realize

> that the good days would be sucky days to any one else. His

> depression has been getting much worse over the last few weeks,

but

> then so has his pain control and his general physical condition.

> They are treating him with major antibiotics for a sinus infection

> and he just generally feels like crap and with more pain. I can't

> stand to hear him say he wishes he was dead and that his family

would

> be better off if they had his insurance, at least they could pay

the

> bills. He is so down on himself because he feels like a flop as a

> husband and a father and yet his wife and kids worship him and

love

> every little minute he gives them. We will let this news sink in

for

> a day or two then hit the books and work on the appeal. I have a

> friend working for a SSD lawyer and they've been waiting to hear

from

> us. Thanks for you help and I will probably bend your ear more

than

> once. > ;

> >

> > I haven't been following this thread, but if whomever you are

> talking

> > about was denied because of the pancreatitis and is clinically

> > depressed, go at it (SSDI) from the angle of depression. There

are

> > many clinical forms of depression and one of them is " In

response

> to a medical condition " . I'm a retired peace officer due to

> depression/anxiety and then because of my back. I guess chronic

> pancretitis is the next layer.

> >

> > It's ok to e-mail me privately. Hopefeully I can help. I

haven't

> > anything else to do with my time; so I don't mind lending an ear.

> >

> > Dick

> > &

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for your words of encouragement. Three times denied -

wow. It's a shame, they seem to want to make sure you have lost your

home and everything else before they are willing to help. Makes me so

angry. We will continue to try. He is seeing his doctor tomorrow

and maybe she'll have some suggestions. She better have something to

say or she better figure out how to make him feel better than he does

now.

I'm so sorry to hear about your kidney failure. has had kidney

dysfunction - but each time, with antibiotics he responded and

improved kidney-wise. I hope you feel much better soon. Thank you

again.