Guest guest Posted June 8, 2001 Report Share Posted June 8, 2001 I haven't been to a lawyer yet, but SS has told me that I'm not eligible for disabilty because the 10 years they use for my credits happens to be the 10 years I stayed home to be a " mom " to my kids. This really upsets me because i worked all of my life until we adopted our kids. both kids are severly disabled themselves and needed a full time Mom. So, i gave up my job to care for them and now that *I* am disabled I'm being penalized for doing the right thing. ARGH........sometimes the govt. agencies really make me angry. maggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2001 Report Share Posted June 8, 2001 Maggie...Before you hire a lawyer, check around for a non-profit patient's advocacy group. Start with your local MDA office and ask if they can refer you to one. We did that and the group made things happen that we never could. It's a chance but worth a shot....Doug/St. sburg, FL _______________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: SSDI From: <PLS-FRIENDS > at ~Internet Date: 6/8/01 1:46 PM I haven't been to a lawyer yet, but SS has told me that I'm not eligible for disabilty because the 10 years they use for my credits happens to be the 10 years I stayed home to be a " mom " to my kids. This really upsets me because i worked all of my life until we adopted our kids. both kids are severly disabled themselves and needed a full time Mom. So, i gave up my job to care for them and now that *I* am disabled I'm being penalized for doing the right thing. ARGH........sometimes the govt. agencies really make me angry. maggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2001 Report Share Posted June 8, 2001 OH MAGGIE THIS REALLY DOES NOT SEEM FAIR. I DO KNOW OF OTHERS THAT ARE IN THAT SITUATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY LUCK PLEASE LET ME KNOW I WOULD LIKE TO PASS THE INFORMATION ON. GOOD LUCK. SPECIAL PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT CARE FOR THOSE THAT OTHERS DO NOT EMBRACE NEED TO HAVE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. BEST TO YOU AND YOURS. BONNIE & DON Re: SSDI > > I haven't been to a lawyer yet, but SS has told me that I'm not > eligible for disabilty because the 10 years they use for my credits > happens to be the 10 years I stayed home to be a " mom " to my kids. > This really upsets me because i worked all of my life until we > adopted our kids. both kids are severly disabled themselves and > needed a full time Mom. So, i gave up my job to care for them and > now that *I* am disabled I'm being penalized for doing the right > thing. ARGH........sometimes the govt. agencies really make me angry. > maggie > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2001 Report Share Posted June 8, 2001 Maggie, Did you get a print out of your earnings and units earned? How long have you been experiencing significant PLS symptoms? --- maggieis53@... wrote: > > I haven't been to a lawyer yet, but SS has told me > that I'm not > eligible for disabilty because the 10 years they use > for my credits > happens to be the 10 years I stayed home to be a > " mom " to my kids. > This really upsets me because i worked all of my > life until we > adopted our kids. both kids are severly disabled > themselves and > needed a full time Mom. So, i gave up my job to > care for them and > now that *I* am disabled I'm being penalized for > doing the right > thing. ARGH........sometimes the govt. agencies > really make me angry. > maggie > > > > > > > > ===== Thomson, Solana Beach, CA www.geocities.com/mdmfoo/pls.html __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2001 Report Share Posted June 8, 2001 thanks doug, I will definately look into a local MDA and see if i can get some help. , yes i got the print out from SS. My symptoms date back to around 1990.......and i was still a 'stay at home mom' at that time. I did volunteer work in the community while the kids were at school and therapy and finally went back to work in 1998. On the form they sent, the years they use for credits are big and blank! thanks. maggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2001 Report Share Posted June 8, 2001 Maggie, From what I understood when I applied for SSDI (they first told me I was also not eligible)is that they need 20 units earned during the 10 years prior to your disability date. At first they decided my disability date was 1/1/2000 and that I did not have enough units to qualify when going back 10 years. My attorney was able to get them to change my disability date to 12/31/99 (one day earlier) and then I had enough units earned. But they won't volunteer that! In fact they were very rude to me and wouldn't even explain why I didn't have enough by their calculations, wouldn't explain how they calculated it. It took an attorney to get them to change their tune. My attorney took the case contingent on my getting approval for benefits. If I didn't qualify, they wouldn't get a thing. If I did, they would get a minimum of $1,500 or 10% of by back benefits, whatever was greater. SSDI ended up setting the fee they were entitled to at $1,200 and I am paying them $200 a month out of my $1,178 monthly benefit. I would consult with an attorney that specializes in SSDI cases. It is possible that you could go back to a disability date a few years ago and still have enough credits. I'm not sure how far back you can go. And you only need to earn $700 in a year to get 4 units. They used to use a different way to calculate the units, on a quarterly basis. An attorney should be able to tell you if you possibly have a case, and they should not charge you for the consult. You can't lose by checking it out. Good luck, --- maggieis53@... wrote: > thanks doug, I will definately look into a local MDA > and see if i can > get some help. > > , > yes i got the print out from SS. My symptoms date > back to around > 1990.......and i was still a 'stay at home mom' at > that time. I did > volunteer work in the community while the kids were > at school and > therapy and finally went back to work in 1998. On > the form they > sent, the years they use for credits are big and > blank! > thanks. > maggie > > > > > > > > > ===== Thomson, Solana Beach, CA www.geocities.com/mdmfoo/pls.html __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2001 Report Share Posted June 21, 2001 Thanks to all who replied to my question regarding SSDI. We have called for an applicatin and have an appointment with our regional office next month. Our main concern since we have private, non-group insurance, is that we need to get SSDI as soon as possible so we can apply for Medicare as soon as possible. I think it is going to be a lot of trouble, but all they can say is NO. Our Neurologists is all for it. So will let all of you know what turns up. Gene & Dollie _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2001 Report Share Posted November 13, 2001 , That is great! I'll be interested to see if they include the medicare portion right away. Keep us posted. --- A wrote: > Hi! Everyone I just had to share, I got my > SSDI!!!!!! It has been so > hard. I don't know when I well get my first check > but it should be > coming. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP!!!! > B. Oregon > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for > less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > ===== Thomson, Solana Beach, CA www.geocities.com/mdmfoo/pls.html __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2001 Report Share Posted November 13, 2001 , Yes, it well be interesting to see if I am offered medicare. I haven't received info from the office from our area yet. The state called because everything has taken so long. I well tell you what happens. You have been so helpful, Thank you so much. B. Oregon ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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