Re: Re: Disability interview

[Guest guest]

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Everyone has given you alot of advise. Everything below I took directly from the SS website. Whether we like to admit it or not we do have a fatal disease. For once we can use that to our advantage.

We consider you disabled under Social Security rules if, due to a medical or mental condition:

You cannot do work that you did before and we decide that you cannot adjust to other work because of your condition(s), and

Your disability is expected to last for at least one year or to result in death

For each of the major body systems, we maintain a list of medical conditions that are so severe they automatically mean that you are disabled. If your condition is not on the list, we have to decide if it is of equal severity to a medical condition that is on the list. If it is, we will find that you are disabled. If it is not, we then go to Step 4.

B. Chronic restrictive ventilatory disease, due to any cause, with the FVC equal to or less than the values specified in Table II corresponding to the person's height without shoes. (In cases of marked spinal deformity, see 3.00E.);

Table II

Height without Shoes (centimeters)

Height without Shoes (inches)

FVC Equal to or less than (L,BTPS)

154 or less

60 or less

1.25

155-160

61-63

1.35

161-165

64-65

1.45

166-170

66-67

1.55

171-175

68-69

1.65

176-180

70-71

1.75

181 or more

72 or more

1.85

or

C. Chronic impairment of gas exchange due to clinically documented pulmonary disease. With:

1. Single breath DLCO (see 3.00Fl) less than 10.5 ml/min/mm Hg or less than 40 percent of the predicted normal value. (Predicted values must either be based on data obtained at the test site or published values from a laboratory using the same technique as the test site. The source of the predicted values should be reported. If they are not published, they should be submitted in the form of a table or nomogram); orDyane, 54, Phoenix, IIP 02 now NSIP 09, Breast Cancer, Psoriasis, Lipodermatosclerosis, Diabetes, and now a RA like autoimmune component, yadda yadda yadda."Life is not a journey to the grave with intentions of arriving is a pretty,

well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, chocolate in one hand, Margaritas in the other, loudly proclaiming "Holy **** What a ride!"."

To: Breathe-Support Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 1:38:23 PMSubject: Re: Disability interview

Thanks all of you for the information .I don't have copies of my medical tests so do they , the social security office , contact the doctors to get them ? All the pulmonogists I've seen are with the same group .I know when my doctor told me to file he said 50% don't get approved , I don't know if that's just Texas . W.

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I'm sure that is why I was approved in 6 days. I dropped off my PFTs, CTs, etc I hated to admit it-but the reality is I do have a fatal disease.Maggie 64 IPF-3/07-TX

Subject: Re: Re: Disability interviewTo: Breathe-Support Date: Monday, December 28, 2009, 9:40 AM

,

Everyone has given you alot of advise. Everything below I took directly from the SS website. Whether we like to admit it or not we do have a fatal disease. For once we can use that to our advantage.

We consider you disabled under Social Security rules if, due to a medical or mental condition:

You cannot do work that you did before and we decide that you cannot adjust to other work because of your condition(s), and

Your disability is expected to last for at least one year or to result in death For each of the major body systems, we maintain a list of medical conditions that are so severe they automatically mean that you are disabled. If your condition is not on the list, we have to decide if it is of equal severity to a medical condition that is on the list. If it is, we will find that you are disabled. If it is not, we then go to Step 4.

B. Chronic restrictive ventilatory disease, due to any cause, with the FVC equal to or less than the values specified in Table II corresponding to the person's height without shoes. (In cases of marked spinal deformity, see 3.00E.);

Table II

Height without Shoes (centimeters)

Height without Shoes (inches)

FVC Equal to or less than (L,BTPS)

154 or less

60 or less

1.25

155-160

61-63

1.35

161-165

64-65

1.45

166-170

66-67

1.55

171-175

68-69

1.65

176-180

70-71

1.75

181 or more

72 or more

1.85

or

C. Chronic impairment of gas exchange due to clinically documented pulmonary disease. With:

1. Single breath DLCO (see 3.00Fl) less than 10.5 ml/min/mm Hg or less than 40 percent of the predicted normal value. (Predicted values must either be based on data obtained at the test site or published values from a laboratory using the same technique as the test site. The source of the predicted values should be reported. If they are not published, they should be submitted in the form of a table or nomogram); orDyane, 54, Phoenix, IIP 02 now NSIP 09, Breast Cancer, Psoriasis, Lipodermatosclerosis, Diabetes, and now a RA like autoimmune component, yadda yadda yadda."Life is not a journey to the grave with intentions of arriving is a pretty,

well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, chocolate in one hand, Margaritas in the other, loudly proclaiming "Holy **** What a ride!"."

To: Breathe-Support Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 1:38:23 PMSubject: Re: Disability interview

Thanks all of you for the information .I don't have copies of my medical tests so do they , the social security office , contact the doctors to get them ? All the pulmonogists I've seen are with the same group .I know when my doctor told me to file he said 50% don't get approved , I don't know if that's just Texas . W.

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you should always have copies of all medical tests office visits etc. so you can keep track of everything yourself. That is copies from all of you doctors all of them Gascoigne SD, 50 yrs old, Renaud's 2008, IPF 7/2009To: Breathe-Support Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 2:38:23 PMSubject: Re: Disability interview

Thanks all of you for the information .

I don't have copies of my medical tests so do they , the social security office , contact the doctors to get them ? All the pulmonogists I've seen are with the same group .

I know when my doctor told me to file he said 50% don't get approved , I don't know if that's just Texas .

W.

[Guest guest]

Bruce,

You are so right - I also took my age into consideration and in 2010 I'm looking at applying for Medicare so I don't have to wait the "2 years". I hate it that I can't work anymore, but who knew! Thanks for the great info that you provide on this group.Maggie 64 IPF-3/07-TX

Subject: Re: Disability interviewTo: Breathe-Support Date: Monday, December 28, 2009, 10:11 AM

MaggieYour PFT's could easily have done it for you but you have another factorworking in your favor and that is your age. The fact is that you couldhave qualified for early social security retirement (but at less money)and are close to early retirement, so they look at it as only paying anextra year or so.Yours is a reason I recommend collecting your records and submittingthem with the application. The PFT's and CT's speak for themselves.>>> Subject: Re: Re: Disability interview> To: Breathe-Support > Date: Monday, December 28, 2009, 9:40 AM>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ,>> Everyone has given you alot of advise. Everything below I tookdirectly from the SS website. Whether we like to admit it or not we dohave a fatal disease. For once we can use that to our advantage.>> We consider you disabled under Social Security rules if, due to amedical or mental condition:>> You cannot do work that you did before and we decide

that you cannotadjust to other work because of your condition(s), and> Your disability is expected to last for at least one year or to resultin death>> For each of the major body systems, we maintain a list of medicalconditions that are so severe they automatically mean that you aredisabled. If your condition is not on the list, we have to decide if itis of equal severity to a medical condition that is on the list. If itis, we will find that you are disabled. If it is not, we then go to Step4.>> B. Chronic restrictive ventilatory disease, due to any cause, with theFVC equal to or less than the values specified in Table II correspondingto the person's height without shoes. (In cases of marked spinaldeformity, see 3.00E.);> Table II>>>>>>> Height> without Shoes (centimeters)>> Height> without Shoes

(inches)>> FVC Equal to or less than (L,BTPS)>>> 154 or less>> 60 or less>> 1.25>>> 155-160>> 61-63>> 1.35>>> 161-165>> 64-65>> 1.45>>> 166-170>> 66-67>> 1.55>>> 171-175>> 68-69>> 1.65>>> 176-180>> 70-71>> 1.75>>> 181 or more>> 72 or more>> 1.85> or> C. Chronic impairment of gas exchange due to clinically documentedpulmonary disease. With:> 1. Single breath DLCO (see 3.00Fl) less than 10.5 ml/min/mm Hg or lessthan 40 percent of the predicted normal value. (Predicted values musteither be based on data obtained at the test site or published valuesfrom a laboratory

using the same technique as the test site. The sourceof the predicted values should be reported. If they are not published,they should be submitted in the form of a table or nomogram); orDyane,54, Phoenix, IIP 02 now NSIP 09, Breast Cancer, Psoriasis,Lipodermatosclerosis, Diabetes, and now a RA like autoimmune component,yadda yadda yadda.>>> "Life is not a journey to the grave with intentions of arriving is apretty, well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughlyused up, totally worn out, chocolate in one hand, Margaritas in theother, loudly proclaiming "Holy **** What a ride!".">>>>>>>> To: Breathe-Support > Sent: Sun, December

27, 2009 1:38:23 PM> Subject: Re: Disability interview>>>> Thanks all of you for the information .> I don't have copies of my medical tests so do they , the socialsecurity office , contact the doctors to get them ? All the pulmonogistsI've seen are with the same group .> I know when my doctor told me to file he said 50% don't get approved ,I don't know if that's just Texas .>> W.>------------------------------------

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i keep all reports in a 3 ring binder with tabs for labs, x-rays, pfts, etc

i also take a notebook with me to all doctor's appts

i also use the notebook when not feeling well

example:

sat 1/10 woke up with runny nose

8 am temp 100 , took 2 aspirin

10 am temp 99,

4 pm temp 100, took 2 aspirin

5 pm bad coughing spell

9 pm nausea

then when we call the docs, we have the sequence of events and know what to report

the notebook becomes a log of events, doctor appts and questions for the doc

i use an old fashioned composition book

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Subject: Re: Re: Disability interviewTo: Breathe-Support Date: Monday, December 28, 2009, 8:27 PM

you should always have copies of all medical tests office visits etc. so you can keep track of everything yourself. That is copies from all of you doctors all of them

Gascoigne SD, 50 yrs old, Renaud's 2008, IPF 7/2009

From: toadwizard <toadwizard (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>To: Breathe-Support@ yahoogroups. comSent: Sun, December 27, 2009 2:38:23 PMSubject: Re: Disability interview

Thanks all of you for the information .I don't have copies of my medical tests so do they , the social security office , contact the doctors to get them ? All the pulmonogists I've seen are with the same group .I know when my doctor told me to file he said 50% don't get approved , I don't know if that's just Texas . W.