Social Security Disablity Community Group
This is for any one that has found themselves in the long wait for Soicial Security. Any one that has gone through this process or is in the middle of it. Venting is allowed.
About 6 years ago I was getting ssdi benefits and had it for depression anxiety ptsd and had it for about 5 years during that time I became homeless and ran the streets. I hit an all time low I felt like I gave up so I made some very stupid choices and social security was sending letters for me to go and see one of their doctors so they could know my mindset. I never went to the appointments that they repeatedly asked me to go and so they determined I was ok enough so they stopped my benefits. I recently filled last year to get it back and in a couple weeks I have a hearing do you think that I have a good chance in getting my benefits back?? Anyone??
You are no longer eligible for SSDI since you have not worked in so long. But if you are approved on medical you may or may not be eligible for SSI. SSI is for poor people that are disabled. Your income and resources will determine the non medical part of SSI. The ALJ decides the medical part. Your local SSA office determines the non medical part. If I remember correctly, the max amount of monthly SSI is around $803:a month. That is if you have no other income. If you are married, your spouses income and resources count towards your SSI. If you are approved your local SSA office will want receipts for rent, utilities, etc. If someone else pays these expenses for you and they will continue. Your SSI will be reduced by 1/3 monthly. If you are approved, someone from your local SSA office will call you in the next 2-6 weeks to get copies of your bank statements, rent & utility receipts, etc
If you are not approved and you appeal or file again. You really need a attorney. The attorney will only be paid if you are approved. The money is taken out of your back pay. That will be 25 percent of your back pay with a cap at $6,000.
Will there be a Vocational Experts (VE) at your hearing ? If there will be and the VE finds jobs. You need to question the VE until no jobs are found. Hypotheticals the VE finds no jobs to must be backed up by medical and non medical evidence in your file for you to be approved.