alt.social-security-disability

My Dear SirPrize,
I am so glad you responded. It is nice to know that I am not alone. I
have no other income If you know of something I can apply for please
let me know. I have been at this for only a year. I live in Wisconsin
and can't seem to find out the approximate wait time for a hearing.
I would call the SS office but all I ever get is a busy signal. I
think they are down to 2 people in the office now.

I figure I will die before I get the benefits. I am using a company
that specializes in SSDI claims. They will continue fighting for me so
my husband can at least get my backpay. Which brings up another
question. By the time I am approved I will be owed close to $20,000 in
backpay. Why not just approve me and start paying out now. Because of
everything I have diagnosed with I know I will be eventually approved.
It would save time and money to approve me now. Does this make sense?

Just as a side note, to make things more stressful the city, in it's
infinate wisdom, is ripping up the street in front of my house just in
time for a holiday weekend. Yipee!!!!

Michele

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:52:07 -0400, "SirPrize"
wrote:

>
>"M" wrote in message
>news:91oed39b516eutascur5b69kt3is4guqn0@ ...
>
>Umm... Dude....M, count your blessings. I have been attempting to get
>"disabled" status since November 2003. That's right, my initial claim was
>in 2003 and I have a terminal illness! I still have not been scheduled for
>an ALJ hearing. According to recent SSA statistics, Atlanta is averaging
>954 days for a hearing from the appeal date (almost 3 years). It irks me to
>no end that these "smilers and shufflers" in the Georgia DDS office was able
>to deny my claims and transfer the decision to an ALJ, even with all the
>medical documentation provided by my "many" physicians. This system stinks
>to high heaven and I keep praying for it to implode or be reformed. Had it
>not been for private short-term and employer long-term disability policies I
>would have soon become destitute. Good Luck and much patience is required.
>