I Wanted To Ask If Anyone Is Fighting For Social Security Disability Benefits I'm On The Second Stage Any Advice ?
I was denied the first step there are 2 more steps my lawyer seems confident but I also had a horrific surgery to save me from pancreatic cancer which has left me not able to eat many things and alone is a disability
I'm sorry to hear you are going through the difficult disability application process. It's understandable to feel frustrated, but try to stay positive. Many MyEpilepsyTeam members have shared advice on getting approved. It's great you have a lawyer representing you. Legal counsel can help speed up the process. Be sure to Show Full Answer
Itβs great you have a lawyer. Here are some other things that might help:
Get a letter from your neurologist explaining what you have and maybe, your limitations If your neurologist works in a hospital, it might be easy to also get a social worker to help.
Check out this government site as well
https://www-origin.ssa.gov/benefits/disability/
Best of luck!
Make sure You have Your Doctor involved
Let your social security lawyers take care of the fighting, just come up with paperwork and evidence they want. Took me from when I turned 18 yrs old till I hit my mid-late 20's to finally get it and that was after I had kids and applied more then I could remember. Then finally got it because I couldn't get any job @ all due to I was the liable and dangerous person out of any, couldn't get or drive a car because I didn't have or hold a car or legal license and never had any work experience to back me in getting any job. Then as I fighted and waited got older, more kids and have anywhere from 6-12 or more of my seizures taking 4-6 pills a day trying to just calm it down so I can have and enjoy any life I got dealing with this disorder month by month trying to keep mind on and love family I do.ππ«π€·
Thanks to all that replied
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