Would you help me fight ???

[slowride66]

Hello Again.

I know I am not the only one with problems especially here on this forum.

I am certain I am not the only one that has the same issues as I do.

I do know there are smarter more informed people than I am .

I am in the middle & want to help others under me & I am looking for help from others above me.

I apologize because it has been almost 10 years & I am very extremely frustrated so If I bounce around I will try to keep it in order.


I have type 2 diabetes & Severe Bi lateral Peripheral Neuropathy & Probably fibromyagia & heart disease.
{I don't have the $$ for the tests}

My Problems are with the Judicial System good ole' Social Security.
I have a lot of issues with doctors & insurance people too but another time for that rant.

In the past decade I applies for disability 3 or 4 times before I was able to obtain a lawyer. since that time I have been in front of the Judge 3 times & denied just as many.

The 1stJudge the lawyer appealed to the Administrative law judges {the Judge police}they said your wrong Judge .
well he retired & the next judge denied me any way.

So now I just received #3 by Judge #2{same both times} & I could swear that the denial letter looks Identical as #2 did.

Basically they have used all the real evidence for toilet paper & use the crud for facts.

I am not giving up my life depends on this.

My money & credit is long gone & have used up any & all other avenues family & Friends.

MY PLEA is: if you care or know someone that cares on this subject please chime in here .

These people have made me quite upset & there is strength in numbers.

I have just begun to fight!
They are going to wish then never pizzed on me .
I have a big mouth & plan on using it.

I will continue to fight even if I win my case .

There is a lot more to my gruesome story but I know we all have our own long alarming stories.

If you care to fight for a better change lets let it be known



SR66:D

[slowride66]

Thank you for the Information.


SR66:D

[rics1997]

I found out after my first go around and disappointing turn down that unfortunately it sometimes boils down to the lawyer you have. Well, I should say which lawyer eats lunch with the judge. Not all lawyers are the same when it comes to a social security cases. Many say the do social security cases but only a couple in the area can actually get you a good outcome. Good starting point is the one with the biggest ad in the phone book but if you know people that have won then find out the lawyer they used.

When I got my new lawyer the second time around and told him that my last lawyer told me that the judge rarely gave a favorable decision for someone my age and that he was a hard judge. He told me that it wasn't true, and that he was very nice. He just had lunch with him that afternoon. I knew then that I had the right lawyer. The next time that I got to the Judge, he didn't even spend 5 minutes and gave me a fully favorable decision.

[teamRN]

Dear Slowride,

As you well know, the waiting is one horrible part; that and what feels like the 'system' is stacked against you.

However, I found that I needed to leave a good, SOLID-but brief- paper trial. For example, making a call with a question to a doc. Don't leave a vague message, but one with meat and solid symptoms that you have. Not a lot of emotion.

I also found from my neuro, that almost all people are denied benefits their first 'go-around.' The second go-around, people who are on their deaths door might be approved, but in each state, it's different.

In the third 'go-around' the Administrative Law Judge stage (at least this is the staging in Illinois), there was a request by them for you to see THEIR doc. They chose for me a dermatologist-though I was filing on rheumatology reasons.

I made sure that my neuro referred me to a neuro-psychiatrist; the neuro-psychiatrist was able to determine certain cognitive disorders that were likely medication-induced and the result of years of neuro onslaught to my brain (I have epilepsy).

I guess what I'm trying to say, is that this whole procedure required a lot of thinking through. What objective stuff makes you unable to work and how? Please get letters from each of your physicians, supporting a disability and WHY they feel that you're unable to work (are you unreliable to show up for a 9-5, are your blood sugars always requiring hospitalization or sudden interventions; are you unable to stand because of peripheral vascular disease and how does this run your life?)

Is diabetes brittle? Make sure that ALL of your physicians include how diabetes affects you and their treatment of you. (can all meds for neuropathy be used/tried safely if you have diabetes, etc)

How do you know that you have heart disease? That'd be an very IMPORTANT one to add to your list and you might have to bite the financial bullet and find out how you can have the tests. If you're not, you might need to apply for Medicaid. Sounds like you have a physician managing the diabetes.

Check out social work departments at your local hospital. They're a great resource for information if you have no money. Payment plan?

I found the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING at the level when you go before a judge, was letters from FRIENDS who've seen you change in front of their very eyes and what changes they've seen. Nothing long, technical, or attempting to use medical terminology.

Maybe that's just my perception, but it seemed to do good. There was someone who mentioned that a good part of the fight is your attorney. I found that to be true and I needed to WORK WITH the attorney let her do HER job and not phone often.

However, I got on the good side of her paralegal and helped her paralegal do some of the work (providing records and such). Finally, my case was settled out of court.

I hope my suggestions work for you; all I know is that they worked for me. God Bless and may 2009 be the YEAR!

Annie ;)