Hi i sent them a lot evidence about my disability but they sent me a letter asking for more evidence. what should I do to qualify for disability? thanks a lot
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You need to locate a Veteran's Service Officer.\nThere are usually some local listed phonebook in your area.\nAlso, if you belong to a Veteran's Organization, like The VFW or American Legion, they usually have someone who can help you.\nYou can find a local Veteran Service Officer at the Veteran Affairs website.\nTheir link is, http://www.va.gov\n\nI went through the samething but I got my milyary disability first then ssi.\n\nGood Luck
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I'm no expert but do receive. And they have to keep sending as long as there is an appeal in process. I have been in the middle of one for 2 years now and I believe they just don't know what's going on. Didn't you have a lawyer? Good Luck with this, don't roll over to everything they say!! ~:)x
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It sounds like discrimination no matter how you describe it or what they advise you to do or not to do. I would contact your local disabilities office and report the discrimination... they would then be able to give you the best advice on how to proceed.
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Sounds like you are in a pretty tough spot. Sorry.\n\nI don't know what state you live in, but it may have State Disability Insurance. Even if you don't qualify for S.S.I. you may qualify for Social Security Disability (S.S.D.) or if that doesn't pan out.\n\nThere is probably a good chance your state has Disability Insurance, and you need to apply for that A.S.A.P.\n\nYou need to contact both agencies.  Social Security and your State Disability agency.  Try to find someone who has been thru the system.  Because a lot of times, the good people who work at these places don't tell you a lot of stuff that might help you get on disability insurance.\n\nI'd also do a Google search on the topic, it might include information that would be useful.\n\n               Good Luck!
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maybe you need to go on temporary disability because your doctor doesn't want you working and you need money to survive.  try looking into it (if you have that available there)
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Get all the information of what is wrong with you compiled together even dr. visits and dr recoerds file with social security again at the same time go to your local dept. of job and family services. they'll help free of charge. good luck.
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send Yahoo an email advising them of your circumstances.\n\nabuse@yahoo.com\nspoof@yahoo.com
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If they sent you a Request for Additional Evidence, they were not impressed by the quantity or quality of the evidence you submitted when you filed the I-751. Make sure that you send them what they have asked for (more is better!) More than likely, you will have to attend an interview with your spouse.
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It takes time---get over it\n\nSome people wait years for their Disability. And many were ahead of the line, What do you think they have one office person for every 5 people or what.\n\nI worked for health. You could get 300-400 request a day per office person. To go over papers and check it out make appointments, see people. help them get all the papers needed. Its not a 5 min process.\nAnd getting all the papers from the Doctors who have 50 patients a day take times-they have other work too.\n\n\n\n\nWait you have no right to complain. And that is not the biggest problem in the world.!
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Of course they should tell you what the decision is regardless of whether it is being randomly reviewed.\n\nIt sounds like pen-pushers gone mad!\n\nTalk to your locally-elected government representative and demand that the system change so that you can be told of the decision that has been made.\n\nIf you are applying for a disability pension, you have enough to deal with without that load of garbage being added to it!
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You can be eligable for rights under the ADA (American's with Disabilities Act.)  Your illness and recuperation could be considered an ADA covered disability.
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I had a similar situation, I felt i could no longer work due to my emphysema, I quit my job in June 05 applied for ssd the same month, was denied in August.  I filed an appeal in Oct. 05 got a lawyer and was finally award SS Disability in January 06. Its kind of a lot of bs and most people i know, unless you have cancer, you will be denied the first time, and will probably need an  attorney that handles these kind of cases. It will take awhile but i say you should go for it. eventually you will get it  GOOD LUCK
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if they are disabled, then how can they work/? if you know this to be true and can prove it, you need to contact the local state agency of welfare and report them
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Yes. I am on SSDI for Fibromyalgia. I had the problem that I filed when I was 27 years old so the Board that reviews the applicants denied me twice. Finally, my application was going before the Appeals Judge and before the court date he read my file. He overturned the original rejections and I received payment back to the date of disability. It took over two years for this process.\n\nMy best suggestion is that when you answer any questions answer as if it's your worst day possible. There's an article called Helping Fibromyalgia Patients Obtain Social Security Benefits by Joshua W. Potter, Esq.\nFrom: The Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine September 1992\nhttp://www2.rpa.net/~lrandall/ssdi_fms.html\n\nAnother good article is http://www.disabilitysecrets.com/social_security_disability_fibromyalgia.html\n\nAnother helpful article is:\nWhy Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) & Fibromyalgia (FM) Sufferers Lose Their SSDI Claims\nby Janet Mizrahi\nImmuneSupport.com\n\n09-01-2000 \n\nYou feel awful all the time. You can barely dredge up the energy to take a bath, no less get dressed, go to work, and actually be productive. You know you’re disabled--your doctor knows you’re disabled. So you’ll win that disability case to get SSDI, right? Well, not necessarily so, says Scott Davis, an attorney who specializes in FM/CFS disability cases. \nAccording to Davis, “One of the biggest reasons people lose disability cases is because they don’t retain an attorney at the beginning of the process. It sounds self-serving, but it’s not,” he adds. “Disability attorneys work on contingency fee basis, meaning you only pay a fee if you win your case – you have nothing to lose.” \n\nUsing a lawyer before or at the time of filing a claim will help build the proper case to show to Social Security and a judge, who will ultimately hear the case and decide your fate. \n\nBut besides that, Davis says, an attorney can help you forge ahead with the process. Many people never bother to file a claim because they don’t have the energy or feel it’s just hopeless or simply because they don’t know what to do. An attorney not only can give you hope that you have a case, he or she guides you through the process. \n\nAnother death knell to a disability case, Davis says, is inadequate medical records. “Disability cases are ultimately won and lost on adequately documented medical records and detailed opinions from the treating physician regarding their ability to work, or their inability to work,” he states. \n\nLack of documentation can happen in a number of ways. One may be a result of a lack of adequate treatment. “Particularly in the FM/CFS arena,” Davis says, “people are repeatedly told by their doctors that there’s nothing medicine can do, to live with their illness and deal with it. Which is exactly what people do. They stop seeking treatment. \n\n“Or I’ve seen people do the opposite. They go to a host of doctors on an odyssey to get a diagnosis. After being worn out from seeing doctor after doctor and getting treatments without any benefit, they quit going. The attitude becomes, why bother? Nothing is helping to alleviate the symptoms.” \n\nBoth tactics result in barren medical records -- a huge mistake. “Even if you have a very good attorney, I’m only the orchestrator,” Davis says. “My ability to help a client is more limited if there are no medical records or if the medical records don’t say anything. Medical records load the gun for me to use when I argue a client is unable to work.” \n\nDavis suggests that ideally, people should view their medical records on a regular basis. This way you can see for yourself if your complaints of pain or other symptoms are being documented. If they are not, patients can tactfully ask their doctors to work with them to get the records in shape for their cases. Many general practitioners and HMO physicians are overburdened and do not take the time to dictate their repo
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Do not hesitate to tell your new employer about your condition.  If you hide it, and it comes out later, you'll have no recourse.  Mental illness is the condition or conditons you've described.  Disability is assigned when it interferes with your ability to function independently in your life whether it be simple things like self care (bathing, eating, dressing) or more complex tasks like working, driving or managing a household.  The Americans with Disabilities (ADA) is very well known by your employer.  You should discuss your work-related concerns with your physician as well.  The ADA applies to mental disability as well.
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You've qualified for the medical part, which means they have said that your disability is bad enough that you qualify for Social Security Disability. \n\nNow, they're going to look at your employment history to make sure that you've worked long enough in jobs that paid into the Social Security system to qualify for benefits.  Each year is split into 4 quarters, and if you earn enough money during that quarter, you earn a SS credit.  You have to have a certain number of credits to qualify to SSDI, depending upon your age.\n\nIf they find that you do not have enough credits for SSDI, they will consider you for SSI.  Since SSI is welfare (for those who haven't worked long enough to accumulate enough credits), they will look at your household income and your assets to determine if you get benefits.\n\nIf you've worked and have enough credits, you'll probably start getting benefits within a couple months.  \n\nI wouldn't go get a job right now, since you've qualified medically.  After you start getting benefits, if you get SSDI,  you can work and earn about $800 or so a month without losing your benefits.  If you get SSI, you can't work and still get the benefits because it is welfare.\n\nGood luck!
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Sorry, but no.  You would have to have mortgage insurance on your home that includes disability.  If you are concerned that you may become disabled you need to contact your mortgage company and/or your insurance agent for information.  If you are currently disabled purchasing this coverage now  would not cover you after the fact.  \n\nIt would be a good idea to contact your mortgage company to find out what coverages you currently have.  Sometimes we forget what we do have.  I purchased my home about 8 years ago and I had to check my loan paperwork to double check coverages.  Good luck.