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Omaha Steve

(99,582 posts) Tue Nov 24, 2015, 08:41 PM Nov 2015

I know we have several DUers awaiting their SSDI or appeals [View all]

Those that don't mind sharing what is your status after how long?

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I know we have several DUers awaiting their SSDI or appeals [View all] Omaha Steve Nov 2015 OP

took me 1-1/2 years. finally went before an DesertFlower Nov 2015 #1

I'm actually GP6971 Nov 2015 #2

I was diagnosed with a cancer that is on the SSA compassionate allowance list. Glimmer of Hope Nov 2015 #3

wow. Glad to hear you got your approval so fast Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #4

wishing you the best, Glimmer of Hope Skittles Nov 2015 #5

Thank you Skittles! Glimmer of Hope Nov 2015 #19

I am so very sorry about your diagnosis. merrily Nov 2015 #26

We applied in April Texasgal Nov 2015 #6

((Hugs)) my sister is several years post kidney/liver transplant riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #9

Thank you! Texasgal Nov 2015 #11

Please do. She had 3 major hepatic encephalopathy episodes before transplant riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #12

Oh yes... lactulose is a fact of life. Texasgal Nov 2015 #13

She had to spend 2 months post transplant near Cal-Pac Med in SF riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #14

Yes, we are Austin Texasgal Nov 2015 #15

Sending you and your husband big vibes riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #16

I am so sorry he is so ill. merrily Nov 2015 #28

I've wondering, is it worthwhile to get a lawyer to advocate for you? Douglas Carpenter Nov 2015 #7

We hired an attorney Texasgal Nov 2015 #8

If you are in a Medicaid expansion state go for that dsc Nov 2015 #52

I'm in Texas. Texasgal Nov 2015 #54

guess I should have known that from your name dsc Nov 2015 #55

I am so so very sorry to hear this riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #10

thank you so much Douglas Carpenter Nov 2015 #17

Hi there. If you have late stage cancer I think your diagnosis Glimmer of Hope Nov 2015 #18

Yes that's what happened with me n/t BuelahWitch Nov 2015 #47

First, I am so sorry. Second, it can't hurt to call and inquire about fees. merrily Nov 2015 #30

They can only get a certain percentage of back pay TexasBushwhacker Nov 2015 #46

This turned into a really great thread Omaha Steve Nov 2015 #20

Anyone applying for SSDI should find an attorney who MineralMan Nov 2015 #21

Bad advice, IMO. Lots of people collect without ever having to pay an attorney a dime-- merrily Nov 2015 #31

Disagree. madamesilverspurs Nov 2015 #38

Absolutely. madamesilverspurs Nov 2015 #37

With how many cases are you familiar, other than your own? merrily Nov 2015 #39

Given my participation madamesilverspurs Nov 2015 #40

I am familiar with quite a few as well, but I have always lived in blue states. That may account for merrily Nov 2015 #41

I live in Tennessee, and you HAVE to be turned down twice before Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #42

I got really, really lucky Warpy Nov 2015 #22

It's insurance for which you paid while you worked. Collecting insurance for which you paid does not merrily Nov 2015 #32

I know. I just didn't need it and it would have been an increased hassle at tax time. Warpy Nov 2015 #44

Oh, how stressful. I hope all that worked out well for you. merrily Nov 2015 #45

approved chloes1 Nov 2015 #23

I feel very lucky to have been approved Victor_c3 Nov 2015 #24

I was approved upon my initial application. mentalsolstice Nov 2015 #25

How long after you applied to the federal government did you get approved? merrily Nov 2015 #33

I didn't say I was approved that same day mentalsolstice Nov 2015 #43

advice DonCoquixote Nov 2015 #27

also DonCoquixote Nov 2015 #29

Please see Reply 31. merrily Nov 2015 #34

with all due respect DonCoquixote Nov 2015 #35

Yes, that can be a factor, too. Good point. merrily Nov 2015 #36

I applied in December TexasBushwhacker Nov 2015 #48

After my initial filing Quackers Nov 2015 #49

Steve, frontotemporal dementia is on the list of Compassionate Allowances Conditions, kath Nov 2015 #50

I was approved after a trip to two Social Security doctors Omaha Steve Nov 2015 #51

Thank you for this info BuelahWitch Nov 2015 #56

my sister got hers on the first try dsc Nov 2015 #53

I have struggled with depression and anxiety for almost 40 years TexasBushwhacker Aug 2016 #57