Corey123
Washing Up
Have any of you filed, are on, or are about to receive disability benfits from the Social Security Administration?
I applied for it in October due to the heart condition that I developed and was diagnosed with last year. It's one of the health issues that qualifies a person to receive disability benefits. I tried to continue working, but I just couldn't do it because I'm much too exhausted, wicked tired and breathing heavily. Plus I can only walk so far.
And I was just told that a decision won't be told until about 5 months from the time that I filed for it. The process seems to be a long slow dragged-out one!
As it stands right now, I can't work, am presently only living off a small monthly pension, can't pay the full monthly rent and can barely do anything else!
Does anyone know the exact amount of red tape involved in trying to get approved for monthly disability insurance payments?
Why does the SSA put people through so much crap to get what they earned and saved up throughout their entire working careers?
I understand that your doc has to furnish proof of your condition, as well as the amount of medicine involved to at least control the conditions so that things don't get worst.
I STILL have to at least look for part-time employment, which is no easy task at all. It's awfully frustrating looking for work all day, that being told that I'm not qualified, especially when my resume PROVES that I am. I spent the last two sumers doing this and have gotten nowhere. My most recent job, I lost due to no fault of my own.
I've even applied for public housing, since being disabled also qualifies people for low-income disabled housing. But there's red tape involved in that as well. I am haowever, receiving food stamps and Mass Health now.
But it's just the money issue. I STILL have to pay rent and utilities, which I can't do because of the extremly low income I'm getting. Your suggestions, please?
I applied for it in October due to the heart condition that I developed and was diagnosed with last year. It's one of the health issues that qualifies a person to receive disability benefits. I tried to continue working, but I just couldn't do it because I'm much too exhausted, wicked tired and breathing heavily. Plus I can only walk so far.
And I was just told that a decision won't be told until about 5 months from the time that I filed for it. The process seems to be a long slow dragged-out one!
As it stands right now, I can't work, am presently only living off a small monthly pension, can't pay the full monthly rent and can barely do anything else!
Does anyone know the exact amount of red tape involved in trying to get approved for monthly disability insurance payments?
Why does the SSA put people through so much crap to get what they earned and saved up throughout their entire working careers?
I understand that your doc has to furnish proof of your condition, as well as the amount of medicine involved to at least control the conditions so that things don't get worst.
I STILL have to at least look for part-time employment, which is no easy task at all. It's awfully frustrating looking for work all day, that being told that I'm not qualified, especially when my resume PROVES that I am. I spent the last two sumers doing this and have gotten nowhere. My most recent job, I lost due to no fault of my own.
I've even applied for public housing, since being disabled also qualifies people for low-income disabled housing. But there's red tape involved in that as well. I am haowever, receiving food stamps and Mass Health now.
But it's just the money issue. I STILL have to pay rent and utilities, which I can't do because of the extremly low income I'm getting. Your suggestions, please?
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