Social Security Disability Benefits

[MerrieJane]

Does anyone from the United States know about receivind Social Security Disabilty?  I just applied.  I have a liver biopsy that shows piecemeal necrosis. My knodell score is 15/18. I said I was fatigued and unable to sit at the computer (my line of work) for more than 1/2 hour because of chronic fatigue.  I also have depression and have been taking Zoloft for a few years.  Do you folks think that this will "cut" it?  Also, I did 15 weeks of Interferon/Riba and am a non-responder.

Merrie

[Cbueno]

in todays USA no it won't cut it... they could put you on a stool somewhere for minimum wage and make you the greeter...

my brother had a severe stroke at 48... get's tired easy, talks very garbled, looks a bit strange. Dr. disabled him...

appealed to SSA 4 times via lawyers, DENIED... mr. bush woul rather spend his cash on an intl. crusade that benefits the wealthy...

[friole]

First I am so sorry about the biopsy results.  Piecemeal necrosis and the score of 15/18 sounds pretty bad.  You are on treatment, aren't you?  How are you handling it?

I don't think I can add much -- can do pretty much said it all.  DOCUMENT DOCUMENT DOCUMENT.  I haven't filled out the SSD application, only the SSI application for my daughter, years ago, but they are similar. There are several pages of questions to fill out on how you feel, but more importantly you must document all the doctors you have seen.  Since you have depression, you should be able to document with a psychological report.  Don't expect them to contact all these doctors - they will, but it will be faster to attach the reports yourself. When I did my daughters, I summarized by date each medication she was on and for how long.  I also summarized her job record with specifics on why she lost jobs. It is not an easy process, but if you are denied you can appeal.  The claim goes back to the application if you are then accepted.  Lawyers usually work for a percent of this back fee.

[can-do-man]

Your first time you usually get a decision in about 60 days, From what i was told most atty. won't help much until you've been turned down twice. Their cut of the action comes when you have to go before judge. Though you might get some help from them.

[can-do-man]

Im thinking that if the knodell score is 15/18 then that would mean cirrhosis. If so then having cirrhosis of the liver makes it a whole lot easier. I have a close friend at SS that helped me with a friend of mine who at the time didn't have ESLD but was able to get SSDI. But it comes down to who reviews your case the first time around.

[NYgirl]

I had to go to several doctors and prove that for my depression and brain injury I was going to a neuropsychologist for about a year.  They gave me lots of tests - psych and physical.

I do remember that it was a many, many part thing and took quite some while but...you don't receive money for like the first four or five months after you apply BUT after that everything was retroactive and I got like a $15,000 check.  So I guess at only app. $1,000 a month - you can see it took me a year or two to get everything for it started.

Its not a quick process so except to have to work or something to survive in the meantime.

[NYgirl]

HOnestly from a realistic standpoint I think it would hurt your chances of getting it.  More likely it would be better or they would expect someone perhaps to go back to work on a shortened day AFTER a while when they were getting better.

Everyone I've ever known on it has not worked - and just had small things under the table.

Sorry I can't help more than that. I did not work at all so I don't know.

Sounds like you need to talk to one of the special 1-800-CallUS for Social SEcurity lawyers and ask.