@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member , It’s best to have a disability attorney & so I suggest you contact your local Epilepsy Foundation & ask if there’s a disability attorney that they could recommend in your area. You can look up your local Epilepsy Foundation at www.epilepsy.com. Then if they’re able to provide you a name of a disability attorney or the name of a law firm that provides one, contact the disability attorney or the law firm & discuss things with them. They’ll let you know what information they’ll need from you. I recommend you start keeping track of your seizures & any other health issues you might have. For example, I’m 46 & have had seizures since the 2nd grade but about 10 years or so ago I was diagnosed with TMJ, where I grind my teeth when I sleep & maybe other times if stressed & I go to physical therapy twice a week for that & when my jaws hurt I stop & take something for the pain & then in 2019 I began having verbal tics for some reason, where I say or holler words, names, phrases or humming or moaning noises, it’s similar to Tourette’s but not as severe & I can’t take the anxiety meds cause they bother my stomach & my regular Neurologist has me seeing a special Neurologist & he’s thinking now that my tics might have something to do with Autism Spectrum disorder & he has me seeing a counselor. But my point is that my verbal tics are more active when I’m around others & so sometimes people don’t know if it’s me talking to them or if it’s my tics. There’s tons & tons of paperwork I will warn you. You might be denied the first time but your attorney will appeal & keep appealing. I was denied twice by a letter in the mail & so I then had to do a phone hearing with a Judge, a Vocational Expert & my attorney. After that I was soon approved. Keep track of all the doctors you’ve seen & when & why. All I had to do was give my Case Manager or the attorney, the list of those doctors & maybe a little information of that & they did the rest of the footwork because they knew exactly what information they needed. I didn’t have to pay my attorney until they won my case & it came out of the money I won. My local Epilepsy Foundation gave me the name of a law firm who has a disability attorney & that’s why I recommend you see if your local Epilepsy Foundation can recommend a disability attorney. Everyone’s case is different & so some might take longer than others. Good luck. Your friend in Texas, Becky

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Head to your local SSA ( Social Security Administration ) . They will give forms to fill out along with a list o things they would want from you . Examples
Banking statement
your I.D. And Social Security
Documents on your Epilepsy from your Dr.s / specialists
And other things .

Once you have that you can return to the SSA for an appointment visit