Re: SSD Applications

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Ditto here. I didn't have to see their doctor either and unlike you am

considered " permanently disabled " with no renewal or review necessary(it may be

a state thing). It seems like a lot of the success is due to the applicants

preparation, documentation, letters of confirmation from doctors answering the

questions in a way that reveal just how limiting the EDS is for you. In other

words, you need too know where they are going with their questions. And never

forget their questions are not meant too find the truth. Their main goal is to

find a reason not to approve you.IT'S A GAME, once you get this, then you can

begin to answer their questions to YOUR ADVANTAGE (as in " Do you read books?

Yes/No..... Not! Instead, " I used to but can't anymore because I can't hold a

book for very long , Or I can't hold my head in one position for longer than 3

minutes etc.) Also, there seems to be a need to document the

EMOTIONAL AS WELL AS PHYSICAL toll it is taking. Ergo, see a psychiatrist! Have

him write a letter. It's just document, document, document and then pray.

One of the saddest things about this process is that it requires a person who is

already at risk and not functioning at their best, to play a very sophisticated

game.

I think we need advocates to get through this process.

Robin

MTLamar@... wrote:

In a message dated 1/22/04 4:46:36 AM, writes:

> But, in fact, my application went through the

> first time, doing all of it by myself.

>

So did mine, essentially doing the same thing -- sending an incredible amount

of paperwork, documenting literally everything I could think of, and getting

as many direct doctor comments/letters as possible. They approved mine without

my seeing a doctor, even...I'm not sure what will happen this year (I'm due

for renewal -- for some reason, they think I could significantly improve -- not

with Western medicine I won't)...