im curious, i have been told by my doctor that disability is a no go because they view me as ok, since in rem. does cml fall in a disability category or do you have to have other illness to accompany. I dont want to play the system but it is getting harde and harder for me to perform my job due to weakness and fatigue, and at one point was told i was about to loose my job due to it. just curious about options.
thanks roger --- Terry Dailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve, > I have been there and done that, I know how > frustrating it is. Here is the > background on my situation. I am on my third appeal. > I have private > disability from my former job that will pay me > $1,700 a month until 2031. > Well that insurance company hired Allsup to get me > SSD so that they will not > have to continue to pay the full amount. Basically > if and when I get SSD, I > will get a check from the goverment, and then a > check from my private > insurance company to make up the difference so that > I get $1,700 monthly. I > do not lose anything I will just have it split > between to sources on how I > get my income. > I have been turned down each time because I am in > remission just as they > turned you down. Last week I received a call from a > rep at Allsup who has > taken over my case. At this point my claim is going > to go in front of a > judge and he will either rubber stamp it, or I will > have to go to a hearing. > If I go to the hearing the Allsup rep will be going > with me. When I spoke to > her, I told her about my frustration being turned > down so much, and this is > what she explained to me. > > In a nutshell, your first few atempts at getting SSD > is handled by paper > pushers, so they do not take into account that, yes, > we are in remission, > but the meds we take to remain alive cause side > effects that do not enable > us to work. She said that during this phase of my > claim, the judge will look > at this, unlike the other knuckleheads, when he > makes his decision. She was > very upbeat and seems to think I will get it awarded > this time, but who > knows? If I get SSD awarded to me the only down side > is I will see little or > none of the back pay they send, because the private > insurance company will > want to be reimbursted for those back months that > they paid the full amount > to me, so that sort of sucks, but I can live with > that. I really do not care > who pays me the amount as long as I get it. To be > honest I paid for both, > one in taxes, the other about 50 cents a pay check > over the course of two or > three years. I wish I had paid more, but hind sight > is 20/20. If I would > have had them take out 75 cents I would be getting > 75% of my former salary > instead of 50%, but oh well. > It might be a frustrating experience but you are > entitled to SSD, you paid > taxes and like me can't work so hang in there my > friend. One thing that just > burns my ass(pardon the language) is this. > I know of a guy who has only worked one job his > entire friggin life, he is a > drug addict, and has been arrested over 79 times. He > scammed workman's comp > until they paid all they were willing to pay. Guess > what, that loser was > awarded SSD last month!!! I am so angry that people > like me and you have to > jump through hoops, either hire a lawyer, or a third > party rep, when > basically scum that can work the system get money > handed to them right and > left. I will let you know how my case turns out, but > I have decided if I > have to go to this hearing, and they turn me down > again, I will request to > speak and I will let the judge know(without naming > names) about the drug > fiend being awarded SSD, and how wrong I think the > system is. I know it > won't make a difference but at least it will be on > the court record. Oh > something else I found out...Did you know our > congressmen, and senators do > not have SS? They receive their full pay upon > retirement, plus some other > nonsense. From what I was told, Senator Robert Bryd > receives something like > $7,000,000 over time, along with his wife getting > something as well. Tell me > that is not just wrong! I think they should be > placed on SS just like > everyone else. Sorry about that last little rant, > but I will keep you posted > on my case and let you know anything I find out that > might help you. I do > know that your doctor will have to write a letter > for you, so I will ask the > Allsup rep if I can get a copy of that and see what > he put in it so I might > be able to help you steer your doctor in the right > direction if I > *finally*get awarded SSD. Take care, > > Terry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 9/18/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I RECEIVED MY INITIAL REFUSAL FROM SSD (SOCIAL > SECURITY DISABILITY) > > WHICH I EXPECTED. I NOW HAVE TO GO THRU THE > APPEAL PROCESS. THE INITIAL > > CLAIM WAS DENIED BASICLY BECAUSE I AM IN > REMISSION. THEY DID NOT TAKE INTO > > CONSIDERATION THE SIDE EFFECTS FROM GLEEVEC; WHICH > WE ALL KNOW TOO WELL. (I > > DEVELOPED EXTREME PAIN UNDER MY KNEE CAPS THE PAST > TWO WEEKS ALONG WITH ALL > > THE OTHER SIDE EFFECTS.................JUST > THOUGHT I WOULD ADD THAT. ) MY > > WIFE IS THE OFFICE MANAGER FOR A LAW FIRM THAT > HANDLES SS CASES. SHE IS > > VERY GGOD FRIENDS WITH THE OWNER OF THE FIRM AND > THE TOP LAWYER IS HANDLING > > MY CASE. I AM BEING TREATED THROUGH THE CLEVELAND > CLINIC HERE IN NORTHEAST > > OHIO. MY ONC IS DR. WEISS. I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE > RECEIVING DISABILITY FROM > > PRIVATE INSURANCE CO'S AND SOME ARE GETTING SSD. > SOME OF YOU HAVE STATED > > THAT YOUR CLAIM WAS OK'D QUICKLY WHILE OTHERS ARE > STILL GOING THRU THE > > PROCESS, LIKE ME. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF > ANYONE HAS ANY INSIGHT INTO > > EXPIDITING THE CLAIM PROCESS. ANY DOCTORS > OBSERVATIONS OR COMMENTS MADE TO > > SSD THAT YOUR DR. MADE MAY BE HELPFUL. SORRY TO > BE A PAIN ON THIS > > SUBJECT BUT JUST TRYING TO GET SOME SATISFACTION. > BEEN OUT OF WORK SINCE I > > WAS DX IN MAY OF 05. ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE > GREATLY APPRECIATED. > > > > > > > > > > > > > THANK, > > > > > > > STEVE > > > > > > > > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. 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