Applying for Social Security Disability (SSI/SSDI)
I thought I would get a thread going on this. I am on Social Security disability for a CFS diagnosis. I'm not an expert. I've been trying to learn as much as I can to help others through the process....
View ArticleDisability Benefits for the Divorced Spouse of a Disabled Worker
I am really confused about a few important details for my ex-spouse to collect SSDI benefits based on my claim. I have my hearing next month and expect to be awarded. FYI: Divorced spouses are often...
View ArticleNOLO Guide to Social Security Disability FREE
I found a free PDF of the 5th edition of NOLO's Guide to Social Security Disability https://www.ssaconsultants.com/members2/newoltext2/Security.pdf
View ArticleLTD Appeal was denied
I found out last week that my LTD Appeal was denied. I knew that the decision was pending and that I should have an answer shortly before XMAS. When I didn't hear anything I started emailing my...
View ArticleMarketplace radio wants people who made disability settlements in 2018
Hello - The US radio show Marketplace (widely distributed) wants to talk to people who signed and received settlements with private disability insurance companies in 2018. The new tax law is making...
View ArticleNew US tax law - attorney's fees no longer deductible
Hello - This year I reached a settlement with Prudential over my long-term disability policy. That is, they bought me out of the policy after a favorable court ruling. My attorneys, who took my case on...
View ArticleESA
Hi all! I am having a few problems with ESA . I have not had much contact with my GP for a while and I am not sure where to go for evidence and any way my GP really doesn't get ME. I had some tests...
View ArticleCan anyone recommend a disability lawyer in Minnesota?
Hello, I am in need of representation for my Supplemental Security Income (SSI) case in the state of Minnesota. Do you have one you could recommend?
View ArticleHelp (Arizona) need new attorney SSDI hearing
I am in dire need of legal assistance for my disability hearing, scheduled for November 19th. My current representation (a corporate entity based out of Utah) is non-responsive and has offered no...
View ArticleSupport group to fit for work.
Here is a copy of an email that I've sent to my MP. He hasn't had a chance to reply yet, but I wondered what you guys thought about it. Dear Mr Hughes, I appreciate you are very busy at this time...
View ArticleFired for being sick
I just told my employer that I was very sick and may need to take some time off for doctors appts and possibly might not be able to come back to work and they decided to terminate my employment. Very...
View ArticleCase law regarding ME/CFS and the ESA Support Group
Hi, does anyone have any links to case law that has resulted in a person with CFS/ME appealing against a WCA decision and being put in the support group as a result. In particular, I wondered if there...
View ArticleIncome Protection Insurance Australia
Hi All, I've been managing to work part time since initially getting sick (5 1/2 years) but it's been getting harder over the past few months as I'm sliding from mild towards moderate. I only just...
View ArticleMy SSDI attorney, Aimee Dugas
Aimee Dugas is an SSDI attorney located in Philadelphia PA but with Friedman Law Firm, P.C. out of Birmingham AL. Aimee can handle SSDI hearings in virtually any state, and at the federal level, and...
View ArticleSSDI hearing judge questioned why I couldn't work
I had to wait 15 months for the SSDI hearing today. I quit working in our family business in the Spring of 2014. I was seeing a dr who kept telling me I just had anxiety and depression. I was able to...
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How many years before you had to quit work?
I wanted to create a poll to see those still working with ME which I realise is tricky to quantify based on the poll response and then how long it was before people had to quit full time work. This is...
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If you went through an SSDI ALJ hearing could you answer some questions for me
I have my SSDI ALJ hearing coming up this month. I've read my medical file. (Boy, do doctors write a lot of inaccurate things. She never discussed any sleep study with me; he never asked me pain levels...
View ArticleMedically Documenting Disability in ME/CFS Cases
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2019.00231/full Medically Documenting Disability in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Cases Barbara B. Comerford1 and Richard...
View ArticleWebsite that helps chronically ill find flexible jobs
Just yesterday I read an article about a young woman with chronic lyme who has started a website that connects people with chronic illness to jobs that are remote and/or flexible. That's amazing!! The...
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