RE: Re: SSD Turndown

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Sue,

The amount they laywer can receive is capped by law....the attorney will

receive 25 percent or 5300.00 of the back benefit you receive (which ever is

less) if you receive 80,000.00 in back bene's your attorney will receive

5300.....this is the maximum per federal law. They do not receive any

future benefit (i.e a portion of your check for future beni's)

Deb RN

From: spinal problems

[mailto:spinal problems ] On Behalf Of citi_sue

Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 10:47 PM

spinal problems

Subject: Re: SSD Turndown

Hi Shayna,

You can hire an attorney at any point, and they don't charge the

normal charge other cases get. For SSD they can only charge 10% of

your award. And that percentage is from your check you get when you

are approved because it is retroactive from the day you applied. Then

they get ten percent of that check. Well it is supposed to be from

the day you applied. I know some people get it from the day they

applied and some don't. I didn't and I don'tknow why, or I'm not

remembering the reason.

I'm so sorry you didn't get approved, I know that can be depressing,

especialy this time of the year...... I'm sending you beams and

beams of sunshine! You'll need shorts and a tank top in a little

bit! LOL Hope the rest of your evening is good.

Sue.

>

> Alright, I need some sunshine right now. Just received my first

> turndown letter from SSD. Hit me harder than I thought it would. I

> guess I was really hoping it would go through the first time.

Stupid on

> my part. Should have seen this coming.

> Anyone know, can you get a lawyer to even look at you, if you have

only

> been turned down once?

> Wish me luck.

> I am in the same boat as most I have been reading. Been overdoing

> things with the holidays coming up and everything.

> Probably should have been a little easier on my body. Paying for it

now.

> Merry Christmas to you all! I wish you healing and to be pain free.

>

> Shayna

>