Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Hi .... Well, it did take me almost 2 1/2 years to get. I got an attorney and even with my attorney, the court turned me down the first time. He said that 96% of the cases are turned down the first time. I would get all paperwork from your doctors, any xrays, any hospital stays, etc. Get as much together as you can and get a disability lawyer. I called about 4 attys before deciding which one to choose. My attorney did not ask for anything until I was approved for my SSDI and then he got a fraction of my retroactive check from Ohio. Get a letter from your work. Anything that will help show your disability. I didn't have a cane or scooter when I applied. Matter of fact, my lawyer and I drove up to Cleveland 3 times and the judge did not even see me. I was supposed to have a meeting with him but he said "no approval" and that was that. It take so long to even get in to see the judge. I did call my state representative and told his secy. my story and that I needed to see the judge. They did help and got my application in again. Ohio sent me to one of their Ohio evaluation doctors so that they could check me out. They wanted bloodwork done but they did not check off the rheumatoid factor test...which I knew that mine was very high. It is supposed to be under 15. I checked it off myself so they would run it.... My r/factor was 492!! After talking to the doctor...(and crying) trying to perform tasks...they sent all my info to my atty and to the judge. We went up again and without seeing me, the judge told my atty that he would approve my SSDI because of how high my rheumatoid factor was...he was amazed at it!! If I wouldn't have checked off that test, I don't know how much longer it would have been before I was approved. Not everyone has that high of a factor...but I did and it helped me to get SSDI. I got a check and approval in 1999....I applied in Sept 1997. Rcv'd a retroactive check for the months since I applied. I am now on Medicaid and my meds, drs. visits, etc are paid for. I get a small amt from the govt every month. It was hard but am glad that I did it.... sometimes it's very frustrating when the Judge doesn't even talk to you and he's making the decision whether you are disabled or not. But this was in Cleveland Oh...maybe your area is better. Hope this helps you some.... Let me know if you need any other info... Hugs..a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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