[TMIC] Social Security Disibility Income

2008-12-06 Thread pjv1234
I'm not a Soc Sec expert, however, This is what I know: It took me 18 months from the time I filed until I was approved for Sos Sec Disability Income and have been on it for 3.5 years. I have a right to Work Ticket that allows to attend school or seek training for employment or to work.

Re: [TMIC] Social Security Disability Income

2008-12-06 Thread jrushton
Patty, you really took a lot of time to put all of this down and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!!! I have been wishing there was something I could do from home but didn't want to disrupt what we have. Our retirement has been disappearing at a rapid pace as I'm sure others have had

Re: [TMIC] Social Security Disability Income

2008-12-06 Thread jrushton
Yes, I am. I feel like there must be something I can do from home on the computer. I wish there was some type of 'Call a Nurse' or nurse triage-type work that I could do just to keep me in the nursing field. That would be so wonderful plus I could have some control over how many hours I put

[TMIC] social security

2006-10-26 Thread Linda
I received this and thought they had a very good point.Subject: Social SecurityMy mom was a homemaker and dad worked all his life and paid into SS, dadHas passed away and now my mom can barely make ends meet. While thePossible "illegal" alien in front of her at the grocery store buys the

Re: [TMIC] Social Security woes

2006-07-03 Thread Sharon Marsden
Krissy:I have access to a tape that might help you. I run a large MS support group online and we have tapes/cds done by a former Social Security Judge in our lending library. It was taped from a seminar he did for the National MS Society chapter here in Arizona. If you want to borrow please

Re: [TMIC] Social Security woes

2006-06-30 Thread Krissy Z
well, i went to the tm.org site and to that resources link and the tips for SS applying...and on those links were a link for tips and when I clicked it it took me to some other site that had tips and tricks and advice. I also signed up there and they called me, so they are going to help me appeal

Re: [TMIC] Social Security woes

2006-06-30 Thread Krissy Z
I have been to the SS.gove site many times already..the folks that are charging me 25% of the back pay are:Berry and Assoc. (they dont get $ unless I win) the first site you sent is where they called me from I believe?http://www.disabilitysecrets.com/Tho there was another site I put my name in as

Re: [TMIC] Social Security woes

2006-06-30 Thread Natalie Boyles
11:15 AM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Social Security woes well, i went to the tm.org site and to that resources link and the tips for SS applying...and on those links were a link for tips and when I clicked it it took me to some other site that had tips and tricks and advice. I also

Re: [TMIC] Social Security woes

2006-06-30 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have been to the SS.gove site many times already.. the folks that are charging me 25% of the back pay are 25% is actually low- look at Benner and Benner.com (?) they advertize on TV. I used to work with many disability lawyers here in Maine. You will have a lawyer when you go to court-

[TMIC] Social Security woes

2006-06-28 Thread Krissy Z
Well, got my decision back from SS, and they of course have declined it. (I WILL appeal) they said:that 1) it was not disabling on any date thru 6/30/05 (it struck me 5/21/05..and on 6/30 I was just out of the hosp barely moving in a wheelchair)2) they said that because of treatment my condition

Re: [TMIC] Social Security woes

2006-06-28 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Krissy, There is lots of info on Myelitis. org, and other sites too. My secret is to write the letter for your doctors. I asked the secretary to print the letter out on the doctor's letterhead and have the doctor read it, make any changes (they never do), sign it, and mail it in to the SSA.