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social security disability and SSI
Tue, 11/22/2011 - 17:18Comments
Re: social security disability and SSI
Submitted by SSDisability on Wed, 2012-09-05 - 12:07
Re: social security disability and SSI
Submitted by Stanstedy on Tue, 2012-09-18 - 04:02
Hi Peter,
I have been onn SSDI for about 6 years. The comments by Tadzio are very well documented. As for myself,
I have had epilepsy since 1971. During those years I took medicine (although for about 2 years I took none.)
My seizures are somewhat atypical because of a tumor removal; they are simple partial with TLE qualities. Over the yeras I just continued to live with it. They did affect my work experience. Eventually I took temporary jobs. Over the years I would sometimes get lost going to work, be stressed out on the different jobs and have seizures (sometimes on the job). The side effcets of medicine added negatively.
My points here are:
. It is very very very difficult to get on SSDI. You need all of the documentation as regards records of tests, doctors evaluations, medicines, EEG tests, witness reports and on... It was rather humiliating because it took so long for the doctors reports to agree on everything, since my symptoms had different qualities as to my temporarl lobe.
. The fact that I had held many many jobs, even though of short duration caused them to resist and question. They even telephoned me and had long questions. It did not matter to them that at least four different friend and professionals told me to apply. The application process took more than 9 months.
. The amount of money I was alllocated was so very very very small that it is impossible to live on.
. I would not dissuade you from applying. Since being on SSDI personally it has reduced my self-esteem very greatly and my ambition. I know that I am allowed to work on a Back to Work ticket (which SSDI hopes you will get off of SSDI as a result), but finding that PT job that pays just $400 per month is hard.
Do apply though since you qualify but keep some of things in mind.
Best wishes,
StanStedy
Hi Peter,
I have been onn SSDI for about 6 years. The comments by Tadzio are very well documented. As for myself,
I have had epilepsy since 1971. During those years I took medicine (although for about 2 years I took none.)
My seizures are somewhat atypical because of a tumor removal; they are simple partial with TLE qualities. Over the yeras I just continued to live with it. They did affect my work experience. Eventually I took temporary jobs. Over the years I would sometimes get lost going to work, be stressed out on the different jobs and have seizures (sometimes on the job). The side effcets of medicine added negatively.
My points here are:
. It is very very very difficult to get on SSDI. You need all of the documentation as regards records of tests, doctors evaluations, medicines, EEG tests, witness reports and on... It was rather humiliating because it took so long for the doctors reports to agree on everything, since my symptoms had different qualities as to my temporarl lobe.
. The fact that I had held many many jobs, even though of short duration caused them to resist and question. They even telephoned me and had long questions. It did not matter to them that at least four different friend and professionals told me to apply. The application process took more than 9 months.
. The amount of money I was alllocated was so very very very small that it is impossible to live on.
. I would not dissuade you from applying. Since being on SSDI personally it has reduced my self-esteem very greatly and my ambition. I know that I am allowed to work on a Back to Work ticket (which SSDI hopes you will get off of SSDI as a result), but finding that PT job that pays just $400 per month is hard.
Do apply though since you qualify but keep some of things in mind.
Best wishes,
StanStedy
Re: social security disability and SSI
Submitted by phylisfjohnson on Tue, 2011-12-06 - 10:27
This article may help: Social Security Claims — Winning Secrets http://epilepsytalk.com/2011/08/11/secrets-to-winning-your-social-security-claim/ Phylis Feiner Johnson www.epilepsytalk.com