Guest guest Posted January 21, 2002 Report Share Posted January 21, 2002 Hi, I can only tell you of our experience. My husband Leo applied to social security, he had already gotten short term disability from work. They had all kinds of forms, an agent came to the house and we worked with him. The most important thing for Leo was for the Dr. to fill in that he was permanently and totally disabled. We live in Louisiana, it may vary, but should not be much different. Ginger SS DISABILTY Hi, I am using my wifes site since I want to ask a question to all of you. I am considering going on disability and want to know where to start , what are the do's and dont's and what to expect. I live in Penna. if that makes any difference. Do I need a disability lawyer. If my Neurologist writes a letter do the s. s. people accept MSA as a permament disability. Look forward to your answers Gert's husband Mark If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may unsubscribe by sending a blank email to shydrager-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2002 Report Share Posted January 21, 2002 Virginia, That is NOT the way the regulation reads! It reads "permanently and/or totally disabled." A MSA patient is permanently disabled and does not have to be totally disabled. Only disabled to the extent that his workplace can not reasonablly accomodate the disability. Take care, Bill Werre ---------------------------------------------------- Virginia Willmann wrote: Hi, I can only tell you of our experience. My husband Leo applied to social security, he had already gotten short term disability from work. They had all kinds of forms, an agent came to the house and we worked with him. The most important thing for Leo was for the Dr. to fill in that he was permanently and totally disabled. We live in Louisiana, it may vary, but should not be much different. Ginger SS DISABILTY Hi, I am using my wifes site since I want to ask a question to all of you. I am considering going on disability and want to know where to start , what are the do's and dont's and what to expect. I live in Penna. if that makes any difference. Do I need a disability lawyer. If my Neurologist writes a letter do the s. s. people accept MSA as a permament disability. Look forward to your answers Gert's husband Mark If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may unsubscribe by sending a blank email to shydrager-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2002 Report Share Posted January 21, 2002 Mark, No, you should NOT need a lawyer to get SSDI. File for the SSDI and they will supply you with papers asking for all your doctors names and addresses. Be sure you tell your doctors to answer the forms that SS sends to them promptly. The doctors can specify what disabilities you have and that they are permanent at this time as there is no cure and it is a degenerative disorder. I doubt that you will have a problem, but if there is a problem contact your House member as they usually have a person who works with this sort of problem. Take care, Bill Werre =================================== GFKN3790@... wrote: Hi, I am using my wifes site since I want to ask a question to all of you. I am considering going on disability and want to know where to start , what are the do's and dont's and what to expect. I live in Penna. if that makes any difference. Do I need a disability lawyer. If my Neurologist writes a letter do the s. s. people accept MSA as a permament disability. Look forward to your answers Gert's husband Mark If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may unsubscribe by sending a blank email to shydrager-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2002 Report Share Posted January 21, 2002 Greetings Bill! I would like to emphasize something you observe. My neurologist explained to me that someone can still work, but be unable to do the work for which they have been trained, and find they need to move to Long Term Disability and SSDI. This results from a workplace that can no make allowances or accomodation for the disability. It must be permanent but not necessarily total. Most parkinsons patients eventually go on LTD, though they may not be totally disabled. Regards, =jbf= B. Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2002 Report Share Posted January 21, 2002 Hi Mark, Although some people have had a problem with Social Security disability, Rob went through the process with no difficulty. It does take time, and there is lots of paperwork, but if the neurologist states that it is a permanent disability you should not have a problem. Call your local social security office and/or check out the web page at www.ssa.gov/disability . The application is quite lengthybut not really difficult -- just lots of forms. Your neurologist will have to complete part of it, you will do part, and your family can also write something on the application. It takes a while for them to process it, and they may ask you to come in for an interview. I wouldn't hire a lawyer unless I had a problem, and even then I would try to straighten it out myself first. Good luck, and keep us posted. Carol & Rob > Hi, I am using my wifes site since I want to ask a question to all of you. > I am considering going on disability and want to know where to start , what > are the do's and dont's and what to expect. I live in Penna. if that makes > any difference. Do I need a disability lawyer. If my Neurologist writes a > letter do the s. s. people accept MSA as a permament disability. > Look forward to your answers > Gert's husband Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 jbf In response to what you said about about most parkinson patients eventually going on long term disability, Don't you need to purchase LTD in advance of the illness. Gert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 Thanks That's what I thought. Mark does have LTD, got it many years ago, but I wish he had gotten home care insurance. Gert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 Greetings Gert! You wondered: > Don't you need to purchase LTD in advance of the illness? Yes. Which is why it's always wise to have LTD insurance, since you never know when you will need it. Once there is a preexisting condition it is not an option. Regards, =jbf= B. Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 Gert, The same applies to LTC insurance ) You must buy it before you need it ) Take care, Bill -------------------------------------------- GFKN3790@... wrote: jbf In response to what you said about about most parkinson patients eventually going on long term disability, Don't you need to purchase LTD in advance of the illness. Gert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2002 Report Share Posted January 24, 2002 Bill That's a big regret, Never buying LTC Gert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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