Re: Greetings from Daddio
- From: "maxeysmom" <shihtzumaxsmom@xxxxxxx>
- Date: 29 Nov 2005 21:20:46 -0800
Daddio wrote:
> Hello all. I'm still alive and kicking, just not kicking as high or
> hard. I found out this weekend that Social Security has denied my
> disability claim. They acknowledge that I have a debilitating
> condition, but don't feel it is severe enough to merit full disability.
> They think I could go back to work on the limited duty I had been
> working for ten years. My lawyer said that it was expected, and that I
> will have a hearing now. They will try to get a bench decision so I
> don't have to go into a hearing, but their success rate in that area is
> only 57%. If I have to go to a hearing, I don't know what will happen.
> They even decided that my "mental/psychological" issues were probably
> only due to my worring about my work situation. Ya think? I forget
> the words I'm saying in the middle of a sentence, but that's probably
> only because I'm worried about my work situation. The decision letter
> showed that they went to one doctor who I haven't even seen in over 32
> years and I only went to him for a referal then. Other than that he
> never even treated me for my "condition" except for a brief period in
> 1996 when I was in a "waiting for a hearing " mode and OWCP wouldn't
> pay my bills. Other than that, they only went to one of the other
> doctors on my list, my treating physician, who they decided wasn't
> (forgot the next word!) (oh it's) convincing enough. I don't know what
> comes next, but hopefully this 16 year old saga will end soon with a
> happy trail on the end of it. Stay as well as you can.
> :)> Daddio
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