I just called my local SSA office and they told me I have been denied SSDI. The individual told me that I have something coming in the mail stating why I was denied. So I was wondering if anyone can help me who has had the same situation and was approved the second time.
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I say you might want to look into an attorney it's free of cost. They usually take a cut at the end. If you want to take a chance an appeal on your own make sure you stress how you can no longer perform your trained MOS if your still active duty if not prove specifically why you can no longer work. Be straight to the point. How long did it take for your first claim to be denied.
One last thought go to Yuku vet an look up a SSDI self report it will come in handy. Take care an best of luck on your appeal.
One last thought go to Yuku vet an look up a SSDI self report it will come in handy. Take care an best of luck on your appeal.
I agree with Ivette about spending a considerable amount of time in writing a self report that lets you put your story and condition(s) in your own words and therefore gives the SSDI raters a much more complete picture of you than they would get just from your medical records. I prepared the report myself and i submitted it and was granted SSDI the first time. As the mentioned, look up the info on the Veterans Benefits Network on Yuku to help you with preparing a self report. It has proven to ge a excellent supplement to your case for many folks. In my opinion, I think most people are too lazy to prepare a self report and this is a significant reason for getting turned down for SSDI. I'm not sayng its the magic bullet that will cause your case to be successful, but rather that it should be an important part of your package. I think you can write this up better than a lawyer since you know your own story better than anyone else. I did not use a lawyer.
Gomez, you are off base with your statement of "I think most people are too lazy to prepare a self report and this is a significant reason for getting turned down for SSDI." I did fill out the paperwork that Social Security sent me, and they had my records. They also sent the same paperwork to my dad who doesn't even live me and had no real clue to my health since he lives in Kansas City and I live in Colorado. My dad answered their questions based off what he thought, and not knowing how messed up I was. I got help from an SSDI Advocate and she told me most of the people who file for SSDI get turned down automatically the 1st time applying. She says it does happen a 2nd time, and finally gets approved on the 3rd try. I was approved on my Appeal which I was seen by a Judge. It could be easily said that you were approved the 1st time because you are a Minority, then you would be all butt hurt with that comment. Don't make statements like that, because you don't know what the person's issues are and why they were denied, and people could take it as an offensive remark. Have a great day.
I also suspect most people have no clue that they can do a "self report". I didn't know this piece of information when I went through the SSDI process as the agaency did all the forms for me and never told me otherwise.
How very "helpful" of them.
However, the point in this thread that sticks out for me is the knowledge that a "self report" CAN be done.
This bit of information is important for ALL SSDI applicants to know about, as in many cases, the self report can help to sway a decision for approval sooner.
So focus on the importance of getting out the message of the self-report and make that the prominant theme in this thread.
This is what can be very important to know and do during the SSDI process.
V/r,
nwlivewire
Jayson69, I was wrong in saying that I think most people are too lazy to file a self report. I don't know why I said that, but I apologize. I do feel that nwlivewire was correct in that most people aren't aware that they can even submit a self-report.
The important issue, as nwlivewire said, is that hopefully this thread can help people by making them aware of the self-report. As nwlivewire said, "this...can be very important to do during the SSDI process." I've read a lot of posts on the VBN web site regarding the positive effect they felt the self-report made in their case and yet most people don't even know about it.
As to the minority remark, I am fully caucasian, not a minority, so being a minority was not an issue in my case. Gomez is just a nickname I got from the old TV show the Adams Family.
The important issue, as nwlivewire said, is that hopefully this thread can help people by making them aware of the self-report. As nwlivewire said, "this...can be very important to do during the SSDI process." I've read a lot of posts on the VBN web site regarding the positive effect they felt the self-report made in their case and yet most people don't even know about it.
As to the minority remark, I am fully caucasian, not a minority, so being a minority was not an issue in my case. Gomez is just a nickname I got from the old TV show the Adams Family.
No problems, just letting you know to be careful with what you say.