 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I understand that age is also a factor. Persons under 50 have a much more difficult time getting SSDI. In California the State has doctors that perform the review for the Fed - they contacted me, and I had to send them all of my records. They approved the claim in about 3 weeks. I was very careful to insure that I complied with all of the documentation requirements. I had copies of every scan report, lab tests, pathology reports, etc. There does seem to be much variation in who gets approved and who doesn't. I am sure that the local person has a lot of power in approving the claim.
The basis for the claim was "cancer fatigue", rendering me unable to work and totally disabled.
They have since, sent me vouchers to pay for job re-training.
Some people they appear to "rubber stamp" through and others have to hire a lawyer.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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