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Question for those receiving SSDI or SSI
| Wed, 11-15-2006 - 2:47pm |
I was turned down the first time around, and have now hired an attorney for the appeal. Do you have any advice that would better my chances? I have paper work to fill out, and also got a letter asking me to call a disability examiner. It said they would be asking me questions...any idea what the questions might be? I appreciate any help you could give me!
~Renee

Hi There - My name is Jena and I have been on disability for a little over two years now. I have been told that they will always deny you the first go around. Once I got denied I got a lawyer and got approved right away. I never did have to go to court or go to one of their doctor's to evaluate me. I think what happened with me is that all my doctor's backed me 100% and filled out all of the paperwork for me. Good Luck! It can be frustrating. One of my friends has been trying to get on disability for about a year and a half now. She's been denied twice and has to wait another 18 months before she can go before a judge. Just hang in there though. It will be okay!
Take Care, Jena
Renee,
I went through this too, but was denied 3 times before I finally got an attorney then had to wait over a year for a hearing (but my state, MO, was extremely behind at the time--so much so that they brought judges in from other jurisdictions).
Do you have a regular tdoc & pdoc?