SSD

[Guest guest]

I just received a call from the Social Security office and was told that my SSD

was going to be approved without a hearing. She said the judge found it

ridiculous that it was not approved to begin with. She said the judge said I

had more than enough medical information to document that I am disabled and

unable to work on any job. They will send me a work affadavit that I will have

to sign saying that I have not worked since I applied for SSD (March 21, 2003)

and then they will complete the processing. She said it may take a couple of

months before they complete the processing because they are moving to a new

office but for me to rest assured that it has been approved and there's nothing

more that I need to do.

She said that the judge always reviews the cases that are sent in for appeal to

see if there is enough info to go ahead and approve it without a hearing because

it saves them both time and money if they can avoid a hearing, plus gets it

approved much quicker for the recipient. She said if I'd had to have a hearing

it would be at least a year before the hearing! She told me that when the case

is sent in for appeal they look at it fresh - regardless of what the initial

case worker decided on the case. She said you would be suprised how often the

initial case worker ends up denying the case when the person is so gravely ill

that there is no way they will ever work again. She said they had one case

where the person had cancer in 5 major organs and the case worker denied the SSD

saying the person would be better in 12 months. She said they had it in writing

from more than one doctor that the person would most likely be dead in less than

12 months. Needless to say, the judge approved the SSD immediately.

I told her that I was fighting for the cause as much as for myself. I am in a

position that I have the time to fight for the SSD and I was determined that I

was not going to have a lawyer getting part of my money. As we all know, most

people fighting for SSD are in dire straights financially. I feel that the

lawyers take advantage by making people think you can't get the SSD approved

without a lawyer. I had no doubt that I would get it approved without the aid

of a lawyer but once it was initially denied I did think I'd have to fight

harder and have to have the hassle of a hearing. I'm thankful that they do have

a system where the judge takes a look at the case and decides if a hearing is

necessary before they just automatically push it aside for a hearing.

Just thought I'd let you guys know - one point for the common man - zero for the

lawyers!

W

[Guest guest]

,

I am so glad that you got your disability. You are so lucky to have a

judge that looks at cases first before going to court. Now if all judges

were like that. I have my SSD but I think the major reason I have mine is

because my mom and the doctors pushed it through because I was so sick last

year and they didn't think I was going to make it at one point. Like I said

we need more judges like the one that was on your case because then we

wouldn't have everyone waiting forever for something that they need when

they can't work anymore. Take care and I hope you are doing all right.

in Sumter, SC

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