Re: SSDI--suggestions about how to handle it - Jeanette

[Guest guest]

Jeanette,

My application for disability lists the following impairments;

brittle insulin dependent diabetes with hypoglycemia and

hyperglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, malnutrition (malabsorption),

chronic calicific pancreatitis with pseudocysts, osteopenia and

hypothryoidism.

Documentation and lab reports of all these impairments has been

provided and I have met all the criteria that qualifies for each

impairment. My gastroenterologist already submitted a letter that

was included with my initial application claiming that my

disabilities meet the statutes for each, with full explaination of

how this criteria was tested, met and substantiated. He also said

that these were lifelong conditions with no hope of improvement and

that he found me unable and unsuitable for employment. We did use

the guidelines from the pages discussing each qualifier in the Social

Security book.

I also included a six page attachment where I personally explained

the history of my problems, how this had affected my livelihood and

the lives of my family.

It's because of the thoroughness of this initial application that I

really don't understand how why it needs to take so long to get an

answer.

Our county SS office is uncooperative in the fact that if you call

there, all you recieve is a tape recorded message. It gives you the

office hours, and then prompts that if you know the extension for

your " party " , to dial it. Since I don't know who's working on my

case, or their extension, that's no help. The woman who called me

was not from that office.

I can try to locate the state director, but the evalulator that

called me wasn't from our county office or the state office, I can

tell this by the telephone number she left when I was out. If I can

get this information, I guess I'll have to start the regular phone

calls.

Thanks for your help. I'll let everyone know how it goes as soon as

I hear something.

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI, Intl.

Note: All comments and advice are personal opinion only, and should

not be substituted for professional medical consultation.

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